Introduction: Chagas’ disease currently affects 16 million people and 100 million people are thought to be at risk of contracting the disease. Of these 16 million people, 30% will develop debilitating lesions that characterise the incurable form of the disease. It is responsible for an economic loss to the endemic countries of South America of at least £4 billion/year. This type of economical loss combined with the financial benefits of effective control means that trypanosomiasis control is very high …showed first 75 words of 1947 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1947 total…requiring weekly/monthly checks. The Future? Some scientists think that the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltranferase (HPRT) is a possible new site for antiparasite chemotherapy. The crystal structure of HPRT reveals a well-defined target useful in discovering new drugs against T. cruzi. [11] For other research please refer to The Future when considering Controlling Transmission of the disease. Conclusions: In my opinion all transfusions apart from congenital and via vector should be eradicated by the end of the decade.