Chagas disease
Description of the disease
Chagas disease – a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is transmitted by triatomine bugs. The disease is widespread in the Americas. In the initial phase, symptoms are often absent, later in the chronic phase Chagas disease can cause damage to the heart, digestive tract, and nerves. The goals of treatment are to eliminate the parasite from the body and treat the symptoms.
Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology