Trypanosoma cruzi Infection through the Oral Route Promotes a Severe Infection in Mice: New Disease Form from an Old Infection?

• Main Authors: Juliana Barreto- (Author), Danielle Silva- (Author), Ana Rosa Pérez (Author), Luiz Ricardo Berbert (Author), Eliane de Santana- (Author), Désio Aurélio Farias- (Author), Otacilio C Moreira (Author), Eduardo Roggero (Author), Carla Eponina de Carvalho-Pinto (Author), José Jurberg (Author), Vinícius Cotta- (Author), Oscar Bottasso (Author), Wilson Savino (Author), Juliana de Meis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral transmission of Chagas disease has been documented in Latin American countries. Nevertheless, significant studies on the pathophysiology of this form of infection are largely lacking. The few studies investigating oral route infection disregard that inoculation in the oral cavity (Oral infectio...