High percentage of patients with Chagas disease are also infected with the intestinal parasite S. s

[rangerrebew]

High percentage of patients with Chagas disease are also infected with the intestinal parasite S. stercoralis
February 15, 2018, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
 

In patients with Chagas disease, the odds of being infected by the intestinal worm Strongyloides stercoralis increases two-fold, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The study, published in Plos Neglected Tropical diseases, underlines the potential benefits of performing a combined screening for both infections among Latin American adults living in Europe.

Chagas disease (caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi) and strongyloidiasis (caused by the helminth S. stercoralis) are neglected tropical diseases that share a similar epidemiological burden and result in chronic infections with high morbidity and mortality.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-high-percentage-patients-chagas-disease.html

[berdie]

I was engaged to a guy with Chagas. He traveled the world for his job and died in Japan.



I had never heard of the disease before him. Very nasty disease.