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T.I 3º Entrega
T.I 3º Entrega
ENFERMEDAD DE CHAGAS
Presentado a la Dra.
LOURDES POMARES
UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA
MEDICINA V-F
2019
Abstract
Chagas disease is one of the most important parasites transmitted by hematophagous insects
in Latin America and is produced by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, two important clinical
phases are presented: acute and chronic American trypanosomiasis is a very complex zoonosis
that is present throughout South America, Central America and Mexico, and represents a
serious threat to the health of the countries of the region. The parasite occurs in a wide variety
of strains and infects 150 species from 24 families of domestic and wild animals. It is very
important in public health in the country, mainly because of the manifestations of the chronic
phase represented in cardiomyopathy.
Objective: submit an update on the Chagas disease, specifying key information like its
definition, etiology, life cycle, epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical manifestations and treatment.
Discussion: the most common type of cardiac damage in chronic Chagas is the
cardiomyopathy, whose clinical diagnosis and prognosis is linked to a continuous variety of
monitoring methods such as echocardiography and electrocardiograms, for laboratory detection
clinically necessary to identify the phase of the disease to select the diagnostic test be more
sensitive. Now from a therapeutic point of view, there is a low amount of pharmacological
alternatives for the eradication of the parasite, reason for which it is important to have
prevention models for the Colombian population in general
The timely detection and proper management of Chagas disease in the country requires a
wide dissemination of the concepts and recommendations, the adoption of appropriate care
protocols and intensive management with the different actors of the system that will contribute
to improving the quality of life of people infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.
Understanding the disease in all its aspects is a fundamental tool in the creation of new
preventive and treatment alternatives, to control this type of infection that currently
overwhelms the population of urban and rural areas mainly in Latin America, thus improving the
quality of life of patients.
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