The Challenges Of Chagas Disease - Grim Outlook Or Glimmer Of Hope?

Through its impact on worker productivity, premature disability, and death, Chagas disease (also called American trypanosomiasis) is the most important parasitic disease of the Americas. It is both a disease of poverty and, like other neglected tropical diseases, also “poverty promoting.” Chagas disease is often considered a “silent killer”, which is one of several reasons why it fails to attract media attention. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on December 29th, 2007