RT Book, Section
A1 Langston, Shannon M.
A1 Bales, Brian D.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181051239
T1 Chagas Disease
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051239
RD 2024/04/20
AB American  trypanosomiasis,  or  Chagas  disease,  is  a  zoonotic  protozoal  infection  caused  by  Trypanosoma  cruzi.  Chagas  is  spread  by  triatomine  insects  with  a  large  variety  of  mammals  serving  as  natural  reservoirs.  Disease  is  limited  to  the  Western  hemisphere  and  is  most  common  in  areas  of  substandard  housing  as  the  vector  insects  proliferate  in  adobe,  unfinished  brick  walls,  and  in  thatched  roofs.  Chagas  is  considered  the  most  important  protozoal  disease  in  the  Americas,  surpassing  malaria  in  morbidity  and  mortality.  It  is  estimated  that  10  million  people  are  infected,  including  300,000  immigrants  within  the  United  States.