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The Control and Treatment of Chagas’ Disease
Title: The Control and Treatment of Chagas’ Disease
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 2048 | Pages: 8.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Control and Treatment of Chagas’ Disease
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 2048 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2048 total…designed to prevent transmission. The more you can understand how the disease is transmitted, the more efficiently you can control it. So before discussing control strategies, modes of transmission will be shown by Table 0:
Table 0:
Mode of Transmission Example % of Transmission it Accounts For: Relative importance:
Via a Vector T. Infestans 80% 1
Transfusional transmission From blood donor to blood recipient 15% 2
Congenital transmission Via a placenta from infected mother to unborn child 4% 3
Via an organ transplant Kidney
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