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INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 275-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.03.002
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Chagas disease; Chagas heart disease; American trypanosomiasis; Trypanosoma cruzi; Epidemiology; Treatment
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Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a chronic infection caused by Trypanosome cruzi, a protozoan parasite. It is transmitted to human beings mainly through the feces of infected triatomine bugs. The disease affects an estimated 8 to 10 million people in the Americas, putting them at risk of developing life-threatening cardiac and gastrointestinal complications. This article provides a brief update on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of Chagas disease.
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