[ Chagas Disease ]
Chagas disease is caused by
The disease has a treatment, but only if given immediately after infection, and with many adverse side effects. After that, there is no treatment and no cure. Over 18 million people in the continent are currently infected. The disease can be fatal and often leads to severely debilitating lesions of the vital organs, especially the heart and intestinal tract.
Control relies mainly on insecticidal treatment of houses to eliminate the disease-transmitting triatomine bugs.
The disease has a treatment, but only if given immediately after infection, and with many adverse side effects. After that, there is no treatment and no cure. Over 18 million people in the continent are currently infected. The disease can be fatal and often leads to severely debilitating lesions of the vital organs, especially the heart and intestinal tract.
Control relies mainly on insecticidal treatment of houses to eliminate the disease-transmitting triatomine bugs.
