Chagas Disease
Common Name(s)
Chagas Disease, American trypanosomiasis
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Scientific Literature
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The terms "Chagas Disease" returned 1210 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal:
The severity of chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC), the most frequent clinical outcome of Chagas disease (CD), has been associated with cytokine-enriched heart tissue inflammation, and high serum levels of transforming growth factor (TGFβ), interferon-gamma (IFNγ), and tumour ...
Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. ;51(2):225-230.
Profiles of patients with Chagas disease in Paraná were studied.
Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. 2018 ;113(5):e170298.
Acute Chagas disease (ACD) has a distinct epidemiological profile in the Amazon Region, with cases and outbreaks of Trypanosoma cruzi infection being possibly related to the ingestion of contaminated food. Data on ACD in the state of Pará retrieved from 2000 to 2016 from the Brazilian ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Chagas Disease" returned 153 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal:
Chagas disease (CD), which mostly affects those living in deprived areas, has become one of Latin America's main public health problems. Effective prevention of the disease requires early diagnosis, initiation of therapy, and regular blood monitoring of the infected individual. However, ...
Journal:
American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, is a growing public health problem in Panama, and further forest degradation due to human population growth is expected to worsen the situation. Most people infected with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi are silently ill, and their life expectancy ...
Journal: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.. 2017 Nov;97(5):1289-1303.
Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the protozoan parasite that infects a broad range of triatomines and mammalian species, including man. It afflicts 8 million people in Latin America, and its incidence is increasing in nonendemic countries owing to rising international immigration ...
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Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Chagas Disease; Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Condition Summary: Chagas Disease With Heart Failure
Condition Summary: Chagas' Disease
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