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Hugo García Orozco Víctor,Enrique Villalvazo Navarro Juan,Solar Aguirre Carlos,Manuel Ibarra Ocampo Carlos,Iván Díaz Sandoval César,Alejandro Ortíz Gallegos Carlos,Javier Oregel Camacho Diego,Noriega Bucio Araceli
Abstract
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by hematophagous vectors, is a parasitic disease, which according to the WHO ranks fourth as a cause of loss of potential years of life due to complications that can occur in multiple body systems. According to the reports presented by the World Health Organization, there are between 16 and 18 million infected people in the world, predominantly in endemic areas of Latin America, of which only 1% receives an adequate diagnosis and full treatment, thereby that the chronic phase comes to present digestive disorders that are one of the main causes of loss in the quality of life of patients, as well as complications that can lead to life-threatening surgical emergencies.
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