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American Trypanosomiasis:

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ISBN-10: 1461348374

ISBN-13: 9781461348375

Edition: 2012

Authors: Kevin M. Tyler, Michael A. Miles

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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…    
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List price: $239.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long
Language: English