Results 31 to 40 of about 7,344,469 (193)

Molecular epidemiologic source tracking of orally transmitted Chagas disease, Venezuela. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Oral outbreaks of Chagas disease are increasingly reported in Latin America. The transitory presence of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites within contaminated foods, and the rapid consumption of those foods, precludes precise identification of outbreak origin ...
Hernán J. Carrasco   +27 more
core   +1 more source

Molecular dissection of Chagas induced cardiomyopathy reveals central disease associated and druggable signaling pathways.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Chagas disease, the clinical presentation of T. cruzi infection, is a major human health concern. While the acute phase of Chagas disease is typically asymptomatic and self-resolving, chronically infected individuals suffer numerous sequelae later in ...
Jacob M Wozniak   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of health-related fitness in patients with acute versus chronic Chagas disease

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction. Although Chagas disease causes high levels of morbidity, the muscle function and tolerance to physical activity in Chagas disease patients are still not completely understood. Objective.
Clara Narcisa Silva Almeida   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clínica e terapêutica da doença de Chagas

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1948
1 - Baseados na experiência adquirida nos últimos cinco anos em Bambuí, Minas Gerais, onde mais de seiscentos casos de doença de Chagas tém sido estudados, os autores fazem uma revisão das manifestações clínicas desta doença. mencionam alguns dados sôbre
Francisco S. Laranja   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Chagas disease in Latin-American migrants living in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Few studies have assessed the burden of Chagas disease in non-endemic countries and most of them are based on prevalence estimates from Latin American (LA) countries that likely differ from the prevalence in migrants living in Europe. The aim
Muñoz Jose   +42 more
core   +1 more source

WHF IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Fil: Mitelman, Jorge E. Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Fundación Barceló; Argentina.Chagas Disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, with some of the most serious manifestations affecting the ...
Mitelman, Jorge E.
core  

Current status and perspectives of cell therapy in Chagas disease

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
One century after its discovery, Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan, Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a major health problem in Latin America. Mortality and morbidity are mainly due to chronic processes that lead to dysfunction of the cardiac and ...
Milena Botelho Pereira Soares   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Trypanosoma cruzi vitamin C dependent peroxidase confers protection against oxidative stress but is not a determinant of virulence. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: The neglected parasitic infection Chagas disease is rapidly becoming a globalised public health issue due to migration. There are only two anti-parasitic drugs available to treat this disease, benznidazole and nifurtimox. Thus it is important
Fortes Francisco, A   +19 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the six-minute walk test in patients with chronic heart failure associated with Chagas' disease and systemic arterial hypertension Avaliação do teste de caminhada de seis minutos em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca crônica associada à doença de Chagas e hipertensão arterial sistêmica

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010
INTRODUCTION: To evaluate physical capacity as determined by the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with chronic heart failure due to Chagas' disease associated with systemic arterial hypertension (Chagas-SAH).
Kelly Cristina Colaço Dourado   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Susceptibility to Cardiac and Digestive Clinical Forms of Chronic Chagas Disease: Involvement of the CCR5 59029 A/G Polymorphism. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
The clinical manifestations of chronic Chagas disease include the cardiac form of the disease and the digestive form. Not all the factors that act in the variable clinical course of this disease are known.
Amanda Priscila de Oliveira   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy