The kiss of death : Chaga's disease in the Americas /

"Chagas' disease has become one of the major public-health problems in Latin America. Current estimates are that sixteen to eighteen million people are infected. It is caused by a flagellate protozoan whose vector is the triatomine or vinchuca bug, locally referred to as the "kissing...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bastien, Joseph William, 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1998.
Temas:
Chagas' disease > Bolivia > Epidemiology.
Chagas' disease > Latin America > Epidemiology.
Chagas' disease > Social aspects > Bolivia.
Chagas' disease > Social aspects > Latin America.
Chagas' disease > Bolivia > Prevention.
Chagas' disease > Latin America > Prevention.
Housing and health > Bolivia.
Housing and health > Latin America.
Public health surveillance > Bolivia.
Public health surveillance > Latin America.
Housing.
Social history.
Chagas Disease > epidemiology
Chagas Disease > prevention & control
Housing
Population Surveillance
Social Conditions
Maladie de Chagas > Bolivie > Épidémiologie.
Maladie de Chagas > Amérique latine > Épidémiologie.
Maladie de Chagas > Aspect social > Bolivie.
Maladie de Chagas > Aspect social > Amérique latine.
Logement et santé > Bolivie.
Logement et santé > Amérique latine.
Santé publique > Surveillance > Bolivie.
Santé publique > Surveillance > Amérique latine.
Logement.
Histoire sociale.
housing (concept)
social history.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Social history
Chagas' disease > Epidemiology
Chagas' disease > Prevention
Chagas' disease > Social aspects
Housing and health
Public health surveillance
Ziekte van Chagas.
Latin America.
Bolivia
Latin America
Amérique latine.
Amerika.
Proefschriften (vorm)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discovering Chagas' disease
  • Early Andean disease
  • Jampiris and Yachajs: Andean ethnomnedicine
  • The crawling epidemic: epidemiology
  • Cólico miserere: enlarged colon
  • Bertha: mal de corazon
  • Culture and political economy of homes
  • Pachamama snatched her: getting involved
  • Sharing ideas
  • Culture context model for Chagas' control
  • Solutions.

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