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Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas, or Carlos Chagas (Portuguese: [ˈkaʁluz ʒustʃĩniˈɐ̃nu ʁiˈbejɾu ˈʃaɡɐs]; July 9, 1879 – November 8, 1934), was a Brazilian sanitary physician, scientist, and microbiologist who worked as a clinician and researcher.
May 16, 2022 · The 1909 discovery of American trypanosomiasis by physician and researcher Carlos Chagas, of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/IOC), was a milestone in the history and memory of Brazilian science and has become an internationally recognised emblem of a successful research tradition.
Apr 4, 2024 · Chagas disease is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted by the triatomine bug (vector-borne) or orally. It is found mainly in endemic areas of 21 continental Latin American countries, where it has been mostly transmitted to humans and other mammals by contact with faeces or urine of triatomine bugs. Carlos Chagas, a Brazilian physician and researcher, discovered the disease in 1909.
Jul 2, 2019 · Carlos Chagas discovered American trypanosomiasis, also named Chagas disease (CD) in his honor, just over a century ago. He described the clinical aspects of the disease, characterized by its etiological agent ( Trypanosoma cruzi) and identified its insect vector.
- Kárita Cláudia Freitas Lidani, Fabiana Antunes Andrade, Lorena Bavia, Flávia Silva Damasceno, Marcia...
- 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00166
- 2019
- Front Public Health. 2019; 7: 166.
Jun 23, 2010 · 108 Citations. 12 Altmetric. Metrics. It is 101 years since Carlos Chagas discovered the parasite responsible for the disease that now bears his name. What progress has been made since this...
- Julie Clayton
- 2010
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Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors and is found only in the Americas (mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread).
Email: simonek@coc.fiocruz.br. In June 1907, Carlos Chagas was appointed by Oswaldo Cruz, director of federal public health, to combat a malaria epidemic that paralyzed the extension works of the Central Railway of Brazil in Minas Gerais, in the Rio das Velhas region, between Corinth and Pirapora.
