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The Kiss of Death: Chagas' Disease in the Americas
URL: http://www.uta.edu/chagas/

Description:
Background from 1998 about this debilitating disease caused by a parasite that "affects an estimated 18 to 20 million people in Central, South America, and the United States" and whose symptoms may not be visible for many years. Topics include symptoms, spread of the disease from South America, prevention (such as personal hygiene and insecticides), disease biology, ethnomedicine, and social and cultural issues. From the University of Texas at Arlington.

LII Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Gastrointestinal Disorders

Author:
Bastien, Joseph

Publisher:
University of Texas at Arlington

LII Database Information:
Record 24874 created by Maria Brandt on 11/06/2007
Last modification on 11/20/2007
Published: 11/29/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24874

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