Chagas Disease A Clinical Approach

Chagas Disease A Clinical Approach / edited by Jaime Marcelo Altcheh, Hector Freilij.

Chagas disease is a potentially life threatening condition that was historically mainly endemic to Latin America. Over the last decade, however, the disease has spread to and is increasingly prevalent in other continents such as North America and Europe, with an estimated 7 million people infected w...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo (Editor), Freilij, Hector (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Molecular biology.
Parasitology.
Infectious diseases.
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Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Chapter 1: Chagas disease: past, present and future
  • The agent
  • Chapter 2: Trypanosoma cruzi Journey from the Insect Vector to the Host Cell
  • Chapter 3: A panoramic view of the immune response to Trypanosoma cruzi infection
  • Epidemiology
  • Chapter 4: Epidemiology of Chagas Disease
  • Chapter 5: Chagas Disease in Europe
  • Chapter 6: Chagas Disease in the United States (USA)
  • Diagnosis
  • Chapter 7: Diagnosis of Chagas disease
  • Clinical aspects
  • Chapter 8: Acute vector-borne Chagas disease
  • Chapter 9: Congenital Chagas Disease
  • Chapter 10: Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Decision Making in the Midst of Uncertainty
  • Chapter 11: Orally-Transmitted Chagas Disease: a Neglected Foodborne Infection
  • Chapter 12: Gastrointestinal Chagas Disease
  • Chapter 13: Chagas in immunosuppressed patients
  • Treatment
  • Chapter 14: CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHAGAS DISEASE
  • Chapter 15: In vivo Drug Testing for Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection
  • Chapter 16: Chagas Disease Treatment Efficacy Biomarkers: Myths and Realities.

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