American Trypanosomiasis, Chagas Disease: One Hundred Years of Research, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of Chagas disease and discusses the latest discoveries concerning the three elements that compose the transmission chain of the disease, the host, the insect vectors, and the causative parasite.
In addition, new insights on the molecular biology and diagnostics of Chagas diseases, the persistence of infections in the host, and the interaction of the parasite and host metabolism are now included in this new and updated edition.
- Provides a thoroughly revised, updated, and streamlined new edition with contributions from leading authorities and industry experts
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments of Chagas disease, covering biology, clinical aspects, and human sciences
- Includes a summarizing chapter that provides key insights of practical significance for prevention efforts
1. General Aspects 2. Insect Vectors 3. Non-Human Mammalian Hosts 4. The Causative Agent: Trypanosoma cruzi 5. Modes of Transmission 6. Immunology: Host-Parasite Interaction 7. Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Comprehensive review of Chagas disease research that discusses the three main elements, the transmission chain, host, and causative parasite
Jenny Telleria, the initiator of the present book, got her PhD degree in the area of population genetics and parasitology at the University of Montpellier, France.
She started her work in the area of parasitology in 1990 as university teacher assistant. Since then she has focused her research on the three components of Chagas disease, namely: the host, the vector and mainly the parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi).
She has worked in several countries in Latin America and Europe, (Bolivia, Brazil, VenezlS%
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