Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas, or Carlos Chagas (born July 9, 1879, Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; died November 8, 1934, Rio de Janeiro), was a Brazilian physician. He discovered Chagas disease, also called "American trypanosomiasis" in 1909, while working at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro. Chagas’ work is unique in the history of medicine, … Wikipedia
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By: Silvano Wendel and Zigman Brener (in: Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis: its impact on transfusion and clinical medicine. www.dbbm.fiocruz.br/tropical/chagas/chapter.html
Chagas succeeded against malaria priamrily because he did fieldwork, observed the disease in its environment, and addressed the problem in a scientific and therapeutic way. He also worked with patients, parasites, and insects in epidemic settings to get www.uta.edu/chagas/html/histCarl.html
Chagas' disease An insect-born disease that is endemic in South-and central America from Mexico to Argentina, caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi. www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2757.html
A Scientific Working Group (SWG) on Chagas' Disease met in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2005. The SWG was attended by 60 people from all areas of expertise. www.who.int/tdr/publications/tdrnews/news75/chagas.htm
