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For Expectant Mothers, Chagas Disease Is Cause for Concern
Posted: 05/02/2012 1:09 pm
So far this series has focused on health issues that impact women and children in Africa, but now I would like to turn your attention closer to home, where a little-known neglected disease puts millions of pregnant women and their unborn children at risk each year. Chagas disease -- a parasitic infection transmitted through an insect commonly known as the "kissing bug" -- is one of the most common infections among pregnant women in the Western Hemisphere. It can be found all over Latin American, from Mexico and Central America to Paraguay and Argentina. Cases of Chagas disease are now widely prevalent throughout south Texas and may be spreading to other areas of the U.S...
For Expectant Mothers, Chagas Disease Is Cause for Concern
Posted: 05/02/2012 1:09 pm
So far this series has focused on health issues that impact women and children in Africa, but now I would like to turn your attention closer to home, where a little-known neglected disease puts millions of pregnant women and their unborn children at risk each year. Chagas disease -- a parasitic infection transmitted through an insect commonly known as the "kissing bug" -- is one of the most common infections among pregnant women in the Western Hemisphere. It can be found all over Latin American, from Mexico and Central America to Paraguay and Argentina. Cases of Chagas disease are now widely prevalent throughout south Texas and may be spreading to other areas of the U.S...