An estimated 18 million people worldwide are infected with the chronic form of Chagas disease, resulting in 50,000 deaths each year. Ischemic stroke is a growing but neglected and unrecognized ...

Following the largest historical cohort study ever conducted in Brazil, which suggested a link between Chagas disease and ischemic stroke, researchers from the Federal Fluminense University have ...

April 28, 2010 — Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke, and many patients are unaware they are infected until after they ...

He and colleague Joaquim Gascon, from Barcelona, say stroke patients from endemic countries should be screened for Chagas. And doctors and the public need to be made aware of the increased risk of ...

Chagas disease is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi. ... One in 3 people develop the chronic stage of the disease, which can lead to heart attack, stroke or sudden death. ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have developed the first test to ...

About 300,000 people in the U.S. carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease. A rare parasitic disease that can lead to heart failure or stroke may be more common in the United States than many ...

Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, affects people primarily in rural Latin America. But an estimated 300,000 people in the U.S. have it and many are unaware.

Doctors, researchers, and patient advocates say the U.S. could be doing far more to combat Chagas, which causes serious heart disease in an estimated 30% of infected people and can also lead to ...

Chagas disease is transmitted primarily through an insect called the 'kissing bug' which bites people around the mouth and then can pass along a parasite through people's mouth, nose or breaks in ...

Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Named after the Brazilian physician Carlos ...