01036nas a2200133 4500000000100000008004100001653001900042653002200061100001400083245005600097856007600153520065900229022001400888 2019 d10aChagas disease10aTrypanosoma cruzi1 aGuarner J00aChagas disease as example of a reemerging parasite. uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S07402570193004013 a

Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease, is primarily transmitted by three main Triatomine vectors in endemic areas. However, the infection has become a potential emerging disease because the vector is found in non-endemic areas, there is migration of infected asymptomatic people that can infect the vector, become blood donors, or pass the disease vertically (congenital infections). Lastly, the disease can be acquired through contaminated food (oral transmission). This review will present the different transmission pathways, clinical manifestations, diagnostic modalities and treatment considerations of Chagas disease.

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