"Chagas Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Infection with the protozoan parasite TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, a form of TRYPANOSOMIASIS endemic in Central and South America. It is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the parasite. Infection by the parasite (positive serologic result only) is distinguished from the clinical manifestations that develop years later, such as destruction of PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLIA; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; and dysfunction of the ESOPHAGUS or COLON.
| Descriptor ID |
D014355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.900.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Chagas Disease- Chagas Disease
- Chagas' Disease
- American Trypanosomiasis
- Trypanosomiasis, American
- Trypanosomiasis, South American
- South American Trypanosomiasis
- Trypanosoma cruzi Infection
- Infection, Trypanosoma cruzi
- Infections, Trypanosoma cruzi
- Trypanosoma cruzi Infections
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2018 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chagas Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Self-Masked Aldehyde Inhibitors: A Novel Strategy for Inhibiting Cysteine Proteases. J Med Chem. 2021 08 12; 64(15):11267-11287.
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Immunothrombotic dysregulation in chagas disease and COVID-19: a comparative study of anticoagulation. Mol Cell Biochem. 2021 Oct; 476(10):3815-3825.
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COVID-19 epidemic in the US-A gateway to screen for tuberculosis, HIV, viral hepatitides, Chagas disease, and other neglected tropical diseases among Hispanics. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 12; 14(12):e0008953.
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The challenge of concomitant infections in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic era: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in a patient with chronic Chagas disease and dimorphic leprosy. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2020; 53:e20200504.
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COVID-19: Implications for People with Chagas Disease. Glob Heart. 2020 Oct 13; 15(1):69.
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World Chagas Disease Day and the New Road Map for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Curr Top Med Chem. 2020; 20(17):1518-1520.
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Duration and determinants of Chagas latency: an etiology and risk systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019 10; 17(10):2122-2128.
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Recognition for Chagas disease. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 07; 19(7):699.
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Case 20-2019: A 52-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Rash after Heart Transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 27; 380(26):2564-2573.
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Heterogeneity of Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates in vectors and animal reservoirs in Colombia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jun 20; 12(1):308.