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| − | Chagas disease is caused by ''[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]'', which is a protozoan parasite. The disease was discovered by the Brazilian physician, Carlos Chagas in 1909 and is also known as American trypanosomiasis. It is prevalent in Southern America. It is transmitted to animals and humans through feces of an infected [[Triatomine]] bug (also called "kissing" bug). This infection can also be transmitted through i) contaminated blood or blood products, ii) mother to baby, or iii) an organ transplant from an infected donor. | + | Chagas disease is caused by ''[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]'', which is a protozoan parasite. The disease was discovered by the Brazilian physician, Carlos Chagas in 1909 and is also known as [[also known as::American trypanosomiasis|American trypanosomiasis]]. It is prevalent in Southern America. It is transmitted to animals and humans through feces of an infected [[Triatomine]] bug (also called "kissing" bug). This infection can also be transmitted through i) contaminated blood or blood products, ii) mother to baby, or iii) an organ transplant from an infected donor. |
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/TrypanosomiasisAmerican.htm Chagas disease at the Centers for Disease Control] | * [http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/TrypanosomiasisAmerican.htm Chagas disease at the Centers for Disease Control] | ||
| + | * [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0074-02761999000700002&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en Chagas Disease, from Discovery to Control - and Beyond: History, Myths and Lessons to Take Home] | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 19 August 2009
Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, which is a protozoan parasite. The disease was discovered by the Brazilian physician, Carlos Chagas in 1909 and is also known as American trypanosomiasis. It is prevalent in Southern America. It is transmitted to animals and humans through feces of an infected Triatomine bug (also called "kissing" bug). This infection can also be transmitted through i) contaminated blood or blood products, ii) mother to baby, or iii) an organ transplant from an infected donor.
