The animal that kills the most humans each year isn’t massive or visibly dangerous. In fact, it’s small, nearly silent, and often goes unnoticed.

Chagas disease was first recognized in the modern era by Brazilian doctor Carlos Chagas in 1909. But the disease has been around for 9,000 years. Chagas parasites have been found in the remains of ...

This study is to investigate the ability of LXE408 to reduce or remove the level of parasites in the blood of people with chronic Chagas disease. Participants must have chronic Chagas disease without ...

Just six months after a newborn at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening metabolic disorder, doctors were able to develop a personalized treatment ...

Chagas disease is contracted primarily in the Americas, particularly in poor, rural areas of Mexico, Central America, and South America; very rarely, the disease has originated in the Southern ...

Chagas disease (CD) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease affecting large parts of the world. It is imposing a tremendous social burden on public health and ranks as one of the most severe threats to ...

Overview of Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Chagas Heart Disease Cardiac abnormalities may be detected in all phases or forms of Chagas disease. The etiology is established by at least 2 positive ...

Take the example of Lucía (although based on a real person, the name and some features have been changed to avoid identification), who migrated from a village highly endemic to Chagas disease in ...

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, it poses a significant health burden in the region, affecting 6 million people and ...