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Division of Parasitic Diseases - Chagas Disease
Alphabetical Listing | Travel Chagas Disease (SHA-gus) Chagas Disease Chagas Disease Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Update: International Task Force for Disease Eradication, 1992 (September 18, 1992 / 41(37);691, 697-698) Global Disease Elimination and Eradication as Public Health Strategies (December 31, 1999 / Vol. 48 / Supplement) Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Emerging ...

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Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas disease For a thorough review on different aspects of T. cruzi cellular and molecular biology, and on Chagas disease, see the special issue of Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Vol. 94, Suppl. I, 1999). See also : Historical aspects and references Trypanosoma cruzi: Taxonomy, morphology and life cycle Epidemiology of Chagas disease Geographical distribution of ...

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The Kiss of Death: Chagas' Disease in the Americas
A study of the disease by Dr. Joseph Bastien Chagas' disease affects an estimated 18 to 20 million people in Central, South America, and the United States. Its symptoms are varied, diffuse, and may be caused by other diseases besides chagas. Acute chagas is lethal, especially for children, and chronic chagas debilitates patients for years (see diagram). Chief symptoms of Chagas' disease include ...

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Trypanosomiasis Hub
A brief definition of trypanosomiasis, followed by links to overviews, fact sheets, slides, full text articles and research projects ...

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American trypanosomiasis in California wildlife
Featured Diseases 7. TRYPANOSOMIASIS (Chagas' disease) Trypanosomes among blood cells American trypanosomiasis is a serious, progressive and often life-threatening disease. The cause is a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, that lives in the blood. Its range extends from South America to the south and southwestern United States. Several dozen kinds of wild mammals are naturally infected; in ...