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Tripanosomiasis americana
Es una enfermedad que se transmite por medio de insectos y es común en Centro y Suramérica.
La enfermedad o mal de Chagas es provocada por el Tripanosoma cruzi, un parásito emparentado con el tripanosoma africano que causa la tripanosomosis africana o enfermedad del sueño. La enfermedad es propagada por los redúvidos o chupasangre y es uno de los mayores problemas de salubridad en América del Sur. Debido a la inmigración, la enfermedad también afecta a personas en los Estados Unidos.
Los factores de riesgo para la enfermedad de Chagas abarcan:
Kirchhoff LV. Trypanosoma species (American trypanosomiasis, Chagas' disease): Biology of trypanosomes. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 277.
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