| Author | : Jenny Telleria,Michel Tibayrenc |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Release Date | : 2010-09-03 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780123848772 |
| Pages | : 870 pages |
Chagas disease causes severe socioeconomic impact and a high medical cost in Latin America. WHO and the World Bank consider Chagas disease as the fourth most transmittable disease to have a major impact on public health in Latin America: 120 million persons are potentially exposed, 16 to 18 million of whom are presently infected, causing 45,000 to 50,000 deaths per year. It has been calculated that approximately 2.4 million potential working years are lost because of incapacity and mortality due to the disease, for an annual cost estimated at 20 billion Euros. American Trypanosomiasis provides a comprehensive overview of Chagas disease and discusses the latest discoveries concerning the three elements that compose the transmission chain of the disease: The host: human and mammalian reservoirs The insect vectors: domestic and sylvatic vectors The causative parasite: Trypanosoma cruzi Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field Contributions from leading authorities and industry experts
| Author | : Kevin M. Tyler,Michael A. Miles |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Release Date | : 2012-12-06 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1441992065 |
| Pages | : 166 pages |
American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, is caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi. Sixteen to eighteen million people are currently infected with this organism, and 45,000 deaths are attributed to the disease each year. Infection with T. cruzi is life-long, and 10-30% of persons who harbor the parasite chronically develop cardiac and gastrointestinal problems associated with the parasitosis. Although major progress has been made in recent years in reducing vector-borne and transfusion-associated transmission of T. cruzi, the burden of disability and death in persons chronically infected with the organism continues to be enormous. Eight to ten million persons born in countries in which Chagas disease is endemic currently reside in the United States, and epidemiologic and census data suggest that 50,000-100,000 are chronically infected with T. cruzi. The presence of these infected persons poses a risk of transmission of the parasite in the USA through blood transfusion and organ transplantation and several such cases have now been documented. American Trypanosomiasis, volume seven of World Class Parasites is written for students of tropical medicine, parasitology and public health, for researchers and practitioners alike who wish to bring themselves abreast of the status quo with respect to this disease. It is intended to supplement formal textbooks, in order to broaden and illuminate current areas of scientific and public health concern. Uniquely for T. cruzi, this book addresses parasite, vector and host biology, the pathogenesis of Chagas disease and current and prospective therapeutics and control strategies in a single volume.
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1976 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 410 pages |
| Author | : Carlos Chagas |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1920 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 47 pages |
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1972 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1967 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : Jenny Telleria,Michel Tibayrenc |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Release Date | : 2010-09-03 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780123848772 |
| Pages | : 870 pages |
Chagas disease causes severe socioeconomic impact and a high medical cost in Latin America. WHO and the World Bank consider Chagas disease as the fourth most transmittable disease to have a major impact on public health in Latin America: 120 million persons are potentially exposed, 16 to 18 million of whom are presently infected, causing 45,000 to 50,000 deaths per year. It has been calculated that approximately 2.4 million potential working years are lost because of incapacity and mortality due to the disease, for an annual cost estimated at 20 billion Euros. American Trypanosomiasis provides a comprehensive overview of Chagas disease and discusses the latest discoveries concerning the three elements that compose the transmission chain of the disease: The host: human and mammalian reservoirs The insect vectors: domestic and sylvatic vectors The causative parasite: Trypanosoma cruzi Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field Contributions from leading authorities and industry experts
| Author | : Gideon Informatics, Inc.,Dr. Stephen Berger |
| Publisher | : GIDEON Informatics Inc |
| Release Date | : 2020-03-01 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1498829481 |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
American Trypanosomiasis: Global Status is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which explore all individual infectious diseases, drugs, vaccines, outbreaks, surveys and pathogens in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing exhaustive search of the medical literature. The ebook includes: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Clinical features 3. Distribution map 4. Images 5. Global status and status in every relevant country 6. References
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1969 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : E. J. L. Soulsby |
| Publisher | : CRC-Press |
| Release Date | : 1987 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780849361739 |
| Pages | : 360 pages |
| Author | : Stefan Magez,Magdalena Radwanska |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Release Date | : 2013-09-24 |
| ISBN 10 | : 3709115566 |
| Pages | : 294 pages |
This new volume written by experts in the field of trypanosome research covers every aspect of trypanosome-vector-host biology. It is a must read for basic researchers working with trypanosomes and related organisms, infection and drug development as well as parasitology in a broader sense.
| Author | : Society of Vector Ecologists |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1983 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |