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

Cardiovascular risk, age, and gender influence stroke recurrence in patients with stroke history and Chagas disease, as detailed in an article published in Cerebrovascular Diseases.

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 ...

Traditional stroke risk factors do not seem to fully account for the epidemiology of this disease. Here, Grau and colleagues explore the increasing body of evidence indicating that recent acute ...

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 cardiomyopathy results from the combined effects of persistent parasitism, ... Carod-Artal, F. J. & Gascon, J. Chagas disease and stroke. Lancet Neurol. 9, 533–542 (2010).

Chagas’ disease remains an important cause of illness and premature death. Better drug regimens and rigorously conducted drug trials are needed to enable the effective management of chronic T.

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. ...

Chagas disease is caused by a parasite, transmitted by a blood-sucking insect -- Trypanosoma cruzi -- and less frequently, from mother to fetus or by contaminated food or drink. About one third of ...

Chagas, a parasitic disease, is the latest invisible killer infection to be recognized as a growing threat here. The infection is transmitted by the Triatomine bug, known as the “kissing” bug.

World Chagas Disease Day is observed on April 14. advertisement. The Times of India. All about Chagas disease, nicknamed as 'silent and silenced disease' Story by TOI Lifestyle Desk ...

Efforts to eliminate Chagas disease require active and effective vector control measures in response to a change of the principal triatomine vector species. Osaka Metropolitan University ...