title: Chagas disease: coming to a place near you.
abstract: Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a parasitic infection caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, an organism that is endemic to Latin America. While Chagas disease is primarily a vector-borne illness, new cases are emerging in non-endemic areas due to globalization of immigration and non-vectorial transmission routes. This article discusses the mode of transmission, evolving epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention and control of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Franklin Dermatology Group, TN 37067, USA. evaparker@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Eva Rawlings
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Aisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology