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Centers for Disease Control — If I have Chagas disease, should my family members be tested for the infection? I plan to travel to a rural area of Latin America that might have Chagas disease. How can I prevent infection? Chagas (pronounced SHA-gus) disease is named after the ...More…
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Blood Screening Fact Sheet
Centers for Disease Control — How does the screening test protect people from Chagas disease? What happens to the blood that tests positive on the screening test? If my blood tests positive on the screening test, does that mean I have Chagas disease? Will the blood bank let ...More…
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"Chagas Disease"
Clinical Trials — Population Pharmacokinetics of Benznidazole in Children With Chagas Disease The BENEFIT Trial: Evaluation of the Use of an Antiparasital Drug (Benznidazole) in the Treatment of Chronic Chagas' Disease Open Studies / "Chagas Disease" ...More…
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Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas' disease)
Centers for Disease Control — Trypanosoma cruzi is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes American trypanosomiasis or Chagas' disease, a chronic and debilitating parasitic infection that affects millions of people in Latin America. As a result of reactivation among ...More…
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Información para entornos y grupos especiales
Centers for Disease Control — Los insectos triatominos, los vectores que transmiten la enfermedad de Chagas, pueden ocultarse en las grietas de viviendas mal construidas. (Foto de los CDC) La enfermedad de Chagas debe su nombre al médico brasileño Carlos Chagas, quien la ...More…
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Protect your skin when you're out in the sun. Learn more
MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine Start here with 750 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements A service for finding local ...More…
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Protect your skin when you're out in the sun. Learn more
MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine Start here with 750 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements A service for finding local ...More…
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Centers for Disease Control — CDC's Washington office Website is featuring CDC's Health Swimming program on its CDC at Work section. The story describes CDC's initiative to produce a national model pool code to ensure healthy swimming for all Americans. The story ...More…
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Long-Term Outcomes of Treating Nonacute Chagas Disease ...
Annals of Internal Medicine — The summary below is from the full report titled "Long-Term Cardiac Outcomes of Treating Chronic Chagas Disease with Benznidazole versus No Treatment. A Nonrandomized Trial." It is in the 16 May 2006 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume ...More…
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Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
Centers for Disease Control — Many kinds of lab tests are available to diagnose parasitic diseases. The kind of test(s) your health care provider will order will be based on your signs and symptoms, any other medical conditions you may have, and your travel history. Diagnosis ...More…
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Chagas disease
World Health Organization — Chagas disease is found only in Latin America. It is named after Carlos Chagas, a Brazilian doctor who first described the disease in 1909. He also described the life-cycle of the parasite, identified the insects that transmit the parasite, ...More…