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CHAGAS DISEASE
Lucy Shearer
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Carlos Chagas discovered the disease in 1909
© Oswaldo Cruz House - Fiocruz
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T. Cruzi is a single cell parasite...
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…that is transmitted via the Triatomine bug
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T. Cruzi has distinct phases throughout its life cycle
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Chagas Has Two Phases:
Acute PhaseChronic Phase
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The most recognizable symptom is Romaña’s Sign
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Chagas is the leading cause of infectious cardiomyopathy worldwide
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The Acute Phase is potentially treatable
Benznidazole
Nifurtimox
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Chagas Disease affects mainly Latin American countries…
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…Yet there are many reported cases globally
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Fortunately, the numbers for Chagas are on the decline
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Sources
http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/OB/News/B707772F_Hot.asp
http://www.sciencecases.org/chagas/chagas2.asp http://www.health.gov.mt/impaedcard/issue/
issue5/2839/2839.htm http://www.health.gov.mt/impaedcard/issue/
issue5/2839/2839.htm http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs340/en/ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001372.htm http://treatchagas.org/cp_chagas_globalview.aspx http://www.chagas-rompe-el-silencio.com/mainchallenges.html http://treatchagas.org/cp_chagas_globalview.aspx http://earthtrends.wri.org/updates/node/184 http://www.treatchagas.org/imagens/MapChagasJun09_large.jpg