World Chagas Disease Day 2020
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World Chagas Disease Day 2020
CDC joins the global community to recognize the first-ever World Chagas Disease Day to raise awareness of Chagas disease, a parasitic disease that affects about 7 million people, mostly in the Americas.
FEATURE STORY
World Chagas Disease Day 2020 – CDC and Partners Shine a Light on Chagas Disease. On this first World Chagas Disease Day, CDC and partners raise awareness of this neglected disease of the Americas.
INFOGRAPHIC
The Burden of Chagas Disease. Although the parasite that causes Chagas disease is found only in the Americas, an estimated 7 million people are infected, and most don’t know it.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CARDS
World Chagas Disease Day 2020 – An estimated 300,000 U.S. residents are infected with the parasite that causes Chagas disease.
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BLOG
Heart Failure at Age 46? Jose is just one example of the many patients CDC has helped when Chagas disease expertise and treatment drugs were needed.
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