Chagas disease: A brief summary

Abstract

Chagas disease (CD) has existed for millions of years as an enzootic in wild animals that began to be transmitted to humans accidentally when it invaded wild ecotopes. However, the disease was described for the first time in 1909 by the Brazilian Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas (Carlos Chagas), who detected the parasite in a 2-year-old child in the city of Lassance, Minas Gerais. This fact was considered a milestone in the history of medicine due to the simultaneous discovery of the vector popularly known as kissing bug.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.006-006