Chagas Disease

• Daljnji autori: Heukelbach, Jorg (Urednik), Ramos Jr., Alberto Novaes (Urednik), de Sousa, Andrea Silvestre (Urednik)
• Format: Elektronički Poglavlje knjige
• Jezik: engleski
• Izdano: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Teme: Medicine; Chagas disease; neglected tropical diseases; migration; healthcare rights; mucosal leishmaniasis; co-infection; antimoniate therapy; cardiomyopathy; myocardial fibrosis; myocardial sympathetic denervation; inflammation; sudden death; cardiac magnetic resonance; radionuclide imaging; SPECT-CT; PET-CT; heart disease; electrocardiogram; disease progression; stroke; risk assessment; Trypanosoma cruzi; Triatoma infestans; parasite prevalence; coprophagy; human illness; neglected tropical disease; global financing; annual funding; investments; disease notification; public policy; neglected topical diseases; healthcare access; n/a; chagasic cardiomyopathy; heart transplantation; Chagas disease reactivation; cardiac allograft rejection; treatment of reactivation; genome; parasite; neglected diseases; heart transplant; chagas disease reactivation; Cohort studies; Neglected diseases; Dynamic programming; cost of illness; premature; efficiency; organizational; life expectancy; American trypanosomiasis; Trypanosoma cruzi infection; public health; epidemiology; prevention and control; surveillance; clinical research; One Health
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Despite being described for the first time more than 110 years ago, Chagas disease (caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi) persists as one of the most neglected tropical diseases. This persistent neglect of those affected by this disease is evidenced by the ongoing scientific evidence gaps, the d...