Chagas’ Disease : Pregnancy and Congenital Transmission
Joint Authors
Hernández, Roberto
Cevallos, Ana María
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chagas disease is a chronic infection that kills approximately 12,000 people a year.
Mass migration of chronically infected and asymptomatic persons has caused globalization of Chagas disease and has made nonvectorial infection, including vertical and blood-borne transmission, more of a threat to human communities than vectorial infection.
To control transmission, it is essential to test all pregnant women living in endemic countries and all pregnant women having migrated from, or having lived in, endemic countries.
All children born to seropositive mothers should be tested not only within the first month of life but also at ~6 months and ~12 months of age.
The diagnosis is made by identification of the parasite in blood before the age of 6 months and by identification of the parasite in blood and/or positive serology after 10 months of age.
Follow up for a year is essential as a significant proportion of cases are initially negative and are only detected at a later stage.
If the condition is diagnosed and treated early, the clinical response is excellent and the majority of cases are cured.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cevallos, Ana María& Hernández, Roberto. 2014. Chagas’ Disease : Pregnancy and Congenital Transmission. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469145
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cevallos, Ana María& Hernández, Roberto. Chagas’ Disease : Pregnancy and Congenital Transmission. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469145
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cevallos, Ana María& Hernández, Roberto. Chagas’ Disease : Pregnancy and Congenital Transmission. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469145
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469145