Some carry a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease ... is responsible for the parasite's life cycle transformations in response to environmental stress.

The Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas identified T. cruzi as the causative agent of the disease in 1909, and later determined its clinical manifestations, epidemiology and entire life cycle in ...

cruzi-positive bugs and found that indeed packrats, dogs, and, yes, humans had been fed upon at some point in their life cycle. Epidemiologists emphasize that it’s not that Chagas disease is the next ...

In Chagas' disease, during its life-cycle in humans T. cruzi takes on two forms, an infective flagellate one (trypomastigote) which circulates and reproduces in the blood and another intracellular ...

Chagas disease is a tropical illness caused ... In addition, T. cruzi's life cycle includes parasites that are dormant, and thus resistant to treatment. To address these issues, the new study ...

Some carry a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease ... is responsible for the parasite's life cycle transformations in response to environmental stress.

Dr Genta said: "The discovery adds a new element to kissing bugs life cycle and will impact knowledge of the transmission of Chagas disease and the control strategies for this disease." ...

Chagas disease— also known as American trypanosomiasis— is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The potentially life-threatening disease is found mainly in Latin America and is spread to ...

Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), which is harbored by many different wild animals in the Americas, including the ...

When Maira Gutiérrez was diagnosed with Chagas disease in 1997, neither she nor her primary care physician had even heard of the malady. She discovered her illness only by chance, after ...

Chagas disease isn’t well-known in America, but it’s been around for thousands of years. A parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) causes it. The disease infects up to 8 million people ...