Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most frequent and most severe manifestation of chronic
Chagas disease, and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death in Latin America …

Chagas heart disease (CHD) results from infection with the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi and is the leading cause of infectious myocarditis worldwide. It poses a …

This review defines the concepts of maternal–fetal (congenital) and vertical transmissions
(mother-to-child) of pathogens and specifies the human parasites susceptible to be …

Despite many years of investigation and discussion, the cause of disease in chronic
Trypanosoma cruzi infection remains a hotly debated topic. The primary point of contention …

In 200581, the endemic area at risk for vectorial transmission of CD in Latin America
comprised 19 countries, and involved 108,595,000 people. In 1950, actions against the …

Em 200581, a área endêmica com risco de transmissão vetorial da DC na América Latina
englobava 19 países, com 108.595. 000 pessoas expostas ao risco. Em 1950, iniciaramse …

Publisher Summary Maternal fetal transmission of T. cruzi can have severe outcomes by
compromising survival and fetal/neonatal growth, and/or can lead to severe clinical forms of …

The purpose of this review is to describe research findings regarding chronic Chagas
disease in Argentina that have changed the standards of care for patients with Trypanosoma …

Chagas disease, caused by the obligate unicellular parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, presents
itself in a diverse collection of clinical manifestations, ranging from severe, fatal heart and …

Abstract In 1909, the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas described a new pathogen―
Trypanosoma cruzi―and an entirely new disease to the scientific community that was …