Chagas Disease
Common Name(s)
Chagas Disease, American trypanosomiasis
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Scientific Literature
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The terms "Chagas Disease" returned 933 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: N. Engl. J. Med.. 2014 Sep;371(10):966.
Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. ;47(3):397-400.
This report describes the case of a patient with acute Chagas disease in Tocantins, Brazil, who was unaware of her pregnancy during benznidazole treatment. She presented with impaired cardiac function during the acute phase (pericarditis and incomplete right bundle-branch block) that ...
Journal: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.. 2014 Sep;91(3):528-33.
A century after its discovery, Chagas disease (CD) is still considered a public health problem. Mortality caused by CD between 2000 and 2010 was described according to the specific underlying cause, year of occurrence, gender, age range, and region of Brazil. The standardized mortality ...
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The terms "Chagas Disease" returned 113 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Biomed Res Int. 2014 ;2014():401864.
Chagas disease is a chronic infection that kills approximately 12,000 people a year. Mass migration of chronically infected and asymptomatic persons has caused globalization of Chagas disease and has made nonvectorial infection, including vertical and blood-borne transmission, more ...
Journal: Trop. Med. Int. Health. 2014 Aug;19(8):943-57.
To estimate the prevalence of Chagas disease in pregnant women and the risk of congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Brazil, through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal: Parasite. 2014 ;21():11.
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major public health burden in Latin America and a potentially serious emerging threat to a number of countries throughout the world. Although public health programs have significantly reduced the prevalence of ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Condition Summary: Chagas Disease; Lactation
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