The Chagas Disease Foundation - News Articles
Rice Bowl supports farmers feeding families, communities - The Catholic Spirit
Rice Bowl supports farmers feeding families, communitiesThe Catholic SpiritBolivia is home to one of the world's largest number of people suffering from Chagas' disease, transmitted by insects that hide in the cracks of poorly ...and more »
The Kiss That Lasts: Congenital Chagas Disease in the US - AAP Grand Rounds (registration)
The Kiss That Lasts: Congenital Chagas Disease in the USAAP Grand Rounds (registration)Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, Chagas disease is endemic throughout Latin America. Although usually acquired through the bite of a kissing bug, ...and more »
Chagas disease surveillance focuses on palms, undercover bugs - EurekAlert (press release)
Chagas disease surveillance focuses on palms, undercover bugsEurekAlert (press release)The first systematic study of surveillance techniques for the insect vector of Chagas disease in Amazonia, conducted by researchers from the Fiocruz ...and more »
Medical Tourism Meets Volunteering Hands~ A Student's Journey to Honduras - Medical Tourism
Medical TourismMedical Tourism Meets Volunteering Hands~ A Student's Journey to HondurasMedical TourismSimilarly, the families often slept on dirt floors, which resulted in many cases of Chaga's disease; an inflammatory, infectious condition caused by a ...
Neglected Diseases - Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without BordersNeglected DiseasesDoctors Without BordersThree of these NTDs, VL, HAT, and Chagas disease, are often fatal if left untreated and have the highest rates of death of all of the NTDs. ...White House Called On To Expand Global Health InitiativeMedical News Today (press release)all 4 news articles »
UA insect study finds parasite risk - Arizona Daily Star
UA insect study finds parasite riskArizona Daily StarThere have been no cases of Chagas' disease reported in Arizona, and only six reported cases contracted from kissing bugs in the United States. ...
K-777: a cure for Chagas? - TropIKA
TropIKAK-777: a cure for Chagas?TropIKAHeart muscle of a patient with Chagas disease. In this stage of its development, the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes severe damage to cardiac tissue. ...
A kiss you don't want on Valentine's Day - Yuma Sun
A kiss you don't want on Valentine's DayYuma Sun"The risk for people getting Chagas disease in Arizona is still very low," he said. "It's not zero, but it's very, very low." According to the report, ...
Arizona University Study Shows 40 Percent of AZ Kissing Bugs Carry Deadly Parasite - NanoTransformation, GMO Diseases Morgellons and Beyond
NanoTransformation, GMO Diseases Morgellons and BeyondArizona University Study Shows 40 Percent of AZ Kissing Bugs Carry Deadly ParasiteNanoTransformation, GMO Diseases Morgellons and BeyondIt is estimated that as many as 16 to 18 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know they are ...
UCSF Lab Uses Brains & Street Smarts to Fight Deadly Parasite - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
UCSF Lab Uses Brains & Street Smarts to Fight Deadly ParasiteSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)The culprit-Trypanosoma cruzi (trip-PAN-o-soma CREW-see) -causes the potentially-fatal Chagas disease. If K777 is successful, which won't be known until it ...and more »
