American trypanosomiasis
Chagas disease : one hundred years of research
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Author
Contributions
- ScienceDirect (Online service) - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Elsevier, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
212,000 words, Guess
Page Count
848 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27016362M
- ISBN-139780123848765
- ISBN-100123848768
- OCLC Control Number668196256
- OCLC Control Number613425878
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2011278857
Classifications
- DDC614.533
- LCCRA644.C26 A44 2010
- LCCRA644.C26 A64 2010
and 1 more
- LCCRA644.C26
Description
Chagas Disease causes severe socioeconomic impact and a high medical cost in Latin America. WHO and the World Bank consider Chagas Disease as the fourth most transmittable disease to have a major impact on public health in Latin America: 120 million persons are potentially exposed, 16-18 million of whom are presently infected, causing 45,000-50,000 deaths per year. It has been calculated that approximately 2.4 million potential working years are lost because of incapacity and mortality due to the disease, for an annual cost estimated at 20 billion euros. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Chagas Disease and discusses the latest discoveries concerning the three elements that compose the transmission chain of the disease: The host: human and mammalian reservoirs ; The insect vectors: domestic and sylvatic vectors ; The causative parasite: Trypanosoma cruzi.
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