Biologic and Genetics Aspects of Chagas Disease at Endemic Areas
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Biologic and Genetics Aspects of Chagas Disease at Endemic Areas
The etiologic agent of Chagas Disease is the Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted through blood-sucking insect vectors of the Triatominae subfamily, representing one of the most serious public health concerns in Latin America. There are geographic variations in the prevalence of clinical forms and morbidity of Chagas disease, likely due to genetic variation of the T. cruzi and the host genetic and en...
متن کاملChagas disease in dogs from endemic areas of Costa Rica.
Dogs with the presumptive diagnosis of Chagas disease are commonly sent to our School of Veterinary Medicine by independent veterinarians. This prompted us to evaluate the prevalence of canine trypanosomiasis in some villages of the Central Valley of Costa Rica. A total of 54 dogs (21 males and 33 females) from five rural villages, with ages between 3 months and 10 years old, were bled and subm...
متن کاملGastrointestinal aspects of Chagas' disease.
Chagas' disease is an endemic infectious disease caused by a trypanosome prevalent in South America. An acute illness occurs in childhood (1) and, if the patient survives, an enlarged heart , dilated colon and megaesophagus (2) may develop 30 to 40 years later as manifestations of chronic Chagas' disease. The majority of those infected will always have a positive complement fixation test for tr...
متن کاملUsefulness of serology for the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in endemic areas of Chagas' disease.
Thirteen communities from 7 Argentinian provinces were selected for the evaluation of serology as an indicator of transmission of Chagas disease. Of the communities appraised, 6 did not have a history of previous treatment with insecticides and 7 had received sporadic or continuous insecticide treatment. The inhabitants of 20% of the houses of each locality were studied by serology. The samples...
متن کاملChagas Disease Cardiomyopathy: Immunopathology and Genetics
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic in Latin America and affects ca. 10 million people worldwide. About 30% of Chagas disease patients develop chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), a particularly lethal inflammatory cardiomyopathy that occurs decades after the initial infection, while most patients remain asymptomatic. Mortality rate is higher than that ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9686,1687-9694
DOI: 10.1155/2012/357948