Chagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis)
Apr 4, 2024 · Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi). However, this condition is the result of a complex health problem typical of neglected tropical diseases and socially determined diseases. A missed or late diagnosis with absent or incomplete treatment and follow-up can transform this infection into a ...
Enfermedad de Chagas (tripanosomiasis americana)
Generalidades. La enfermedad de Chagas es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por un parásito protozoario (Trypanosoma cruzi). Sin embargo, esta afección es el resultado de un problema de salud complejo típico de las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas y de las enfermedades socialmente determinadas.
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) - World Health …
Apr 3, 2012 · Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. An estimated 6 to 7 million people worldwide are infected with T. cruzi. Chagas disease is found mainly in endemic areas of 21 continental Latin American countries, where it is mostly transmitted ...
Maladie de Chagas (ou trypanosomiase américaine)
Apr 4, 2024 · Maladies à transmission vectorielle26 septembre 2024. La maladie de Chagas est une maladie infectieuse causée par un parasite protozoaire (Trypanosoma cruzi). Elle constitue un problème de santé complexe, caractéristique des maladies tropicales négligées et des maladies socialement déterminées.
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease
Nov 21, 2018 · This document focuses on making recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease, an infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan agent of a systemic parasitic disease. These clinical practice guidelines were prepared following the WHO handbook for guideline development (5).
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) - World Health …
Apr 13, 2023 · Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi or (). It is found mainly in Latin American countries, where it is mostly vector-borne. The main vector involved in the transmission of the parasite to humans is a triatomine bug, also known as a ...
恰加斯病（南美锥虫病） - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 4, 2024 · 概述. 恰加斯病是一种由原生动物寄生虫（克氏锥虫）引起的传染病。. 但是，这种疾病是复杂卫生问题的结果。. 这是被忽视热带病和社会决定疾病的突出特点。. 错过或延迟诊断，未治疗或不完整的治疗和随访可以将这种感染转化为危及生命的疾病。. 据估计 ...
Trypanosomiasis, human African (sleeping sickness)
May 2, 2023 · Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne parasitic disease. It is caused by protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted to humans by bites of tsetse flies (glossina) which have acquired the parasites from infected humans or animals. Tsetse flies inhabit sub-Saharan Africa and only certain species ...
Chagas disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 4, 2024 · Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). About 6 million to 7 million people worldwide are estimated to be infected with Trypansosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Chagas disease is found mainly in endemic ...
Webinar: The neglected problem of foodborne Chagas disease
Jun 25, 2024 · Chagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis) is a neglected infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi). Chagas disease, which is on the WHO list of neglected tropical diseases and can be fatal, occurs predominantly in the Americas; much of Central and South America is endemic for the disease. The life cycle ...