The Chaga disease
Abstract
The bibliography was reviewed on the chagas disease, aiming at evidening the knowledge of doctors and nursis about this illnes due to its frequency in the American continent where many health professionals accomplish their mission. It was found that veclors are the major transmission form, al though transfusions in some urban areas have been described as its causative agent American trypanosomiasis is presented in an acute and chronic form alway seriousin characted due to its cardiovascular involvement although some other organs are also involved (digestive tract). Its causative agent is Trypanosoma Cruzi; and its reservuir being man as well as other mammals such as cats, dogs, pigs among, others. The rubbing of faeces of triatoma (a genus of blood-sucking bugs or sand flies (barbeiros) The incubation period ranges as from 5 to 14 days after the vector's bite; such illness can remain communicable during a lifetime. The diagnosis can be clinical, epidemiologic and that from lab tests.Downloads
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2- Almeida Filho N, Rouquayrol MZ. Introducción a Epidemiología Moderna. Río de Janeiro: Abrasco; 1990.
3- Benenzo A.S. Manual para el control de las enfermedades Trasmisibles. 16ed. Washington: OPS;1998.
4- Guía de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, 4. ed. rev. Brasilia: Editorial; 1998.
5- Brener Z, Andrade Z. Trypanosoma Cruzy e Doenca de Chagas. Río de Janeiro: Ed. Guanabara. Koogan; 1997.
6- Déa MC. Grandes Sistemas Nacionais de Informacao en Saúde: revisao e discusao da situación Actual. Informe Epidemiológico del Sus 1997; 6 (4): 7-46.
7- Neves PD, Melo AL, Linardi PM. Parasitología humana. 9 ed. Sao Paulo: Ateneu; 1995.
8- Scheechter M, Marangoni DV. Doencas Infecciosas e conducta diagnóstica e terapéutica. 2. ed. Río de Janeiro; Guanabora. Koogan; 1998.
9- Teixeira MG, Penna GO, Risi JB, Penna ML. Selección. Doencas de Notificao, Compulsoria: Criterios e Recomendacaoes para as tres esferas de goberno. Informe Epidemiológico de Sus. 1998;17(1):7-28.
10- Veronesi R, Foc R. Tratado de Infectología. 9. ed. Sao Paulo: Ateneu; 1993.
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Quiñones Rodríguez MC, Delgado Martinez EM, Quiñónez Rodríguez DM. The Chaga disease. Mediciego [Internet]. 2004 Sep. 22 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];10(2). Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/2669
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