June 1st, 2012 by NewsRescue
April 1st, 2012
April 1st, 2012
Highlights:
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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