Chagas Disease

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A Clinical Approach, Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases

ISBN: 3030000532
ISBN 13: 9783030000530
Herausgeber: Jaime Marcelo Altcheh/Hector Freilij
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xii, 356 S., 14 s/w Illustr., 34 farbige Illustr., 356 p. 48 illus., 34 illus. in color.
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.09.2019
Auflage: 1/2019
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

Chagas disease is a potentially life threatening condition that was historically mainly endemic to Latin America. Over the last decade, however, the disease has spread to and is increasingly prevalent in other continents such as North America and Europe, with an estimated 7 million people infected worldwide. It is primarily transmitted by insect vectors that carry the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the disease agent. In areas where there is vector control and in non-endemic countries, it is mainly transmitted via congenital infection. Cardiac and gastrointestinal complications are common in untreated individuals.This book offers a comprehensive overview of Chagas disease, including its vectorial and congenital transmission, and molecular diagnosis, which is essential for screening, and developing and providing timely, effective anti-trypanosomal treatment. Written by experts working with infected patients on a daily basis, it discusses the pathogenesis of congenital, cardiac, gastrointestinal and oral Chagas disease, as well as its treatment and the pharmacological aspects of drug development in this area.Chapter „Chagas Disease Treatment Efficacy Biomarkers: Myths and Realities“ is available open access under a via link.springer.com.

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