Categories
Health

D.C. Hospital Gets a Wake-Up Call to Chagas Disease

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/d-c-hospital-gets-a-wake-up-call-to-chagas-disease/

Researchers from one Washington, D.C., center confirmed that there was a high prevalence of Chagas disease in a sample of Latin American immigrants hospitalized with cardiac conditions. Of 97 adults who underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram for cardiac symptoms and immigrated from a Chagas disease-endemic country in Latin America, 16 tested positive for Trypanosoma cruzi infection, […]

Author : News Health

Publish date : 2024-07-17 18:10:42

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .