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April 1st, 2012

April 1st, 2012

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Highlights:

  • 11 percent of pregnant women in Latin America are infected with Chagas
  • affects people living in poverty
  • can be transmitted from mother to child or by blood transfusion.
  • About a quarter of its victims eventually will develop enlarged hearts or intestines, which can fail or burst, causing sudden death.
  • Treatment involves harsh drugs taken for up to three months and works only if the disease is caught early.
  • 11 percent of pregnant women in Latin America are infected with Chagas
  • affects people living in poverty
  • can be transmitted from mother to child or by blood transfusion.
  • About a quarter of its victims eventually will develop enlarged hearts or intestines, which can fail or burst, causing sudden death.
  • Treatment involves harsh drugs taken for up to three months and works only if the disease is caught early.

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