DOENÇA DE CHAGAS NO BRASIL -- PREVENÇÃO E CONTROLE.

Chagas disease is a major public health problems because it is a parasitic cardiac edema that causes many deaths and suffering among the people. Even long after its discovery remains a problem in most of Latin America, mainly Brazil. The aim of this paper is to analyze how is the current situation of Chagas disease in Brazil. The treatment of Chagas disease remains partially ineffective, even with the constant effort that has been developed by various laboratories and researchers for its control. Any person infected by the disease should have access to medical care that can make the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory and indicate the necessary treatment. The main way to prevent infection of the disease is to combat the main foci of Chagas disease, because today there is still a specific vaccine to control this disease. The most used control in the country is through chemical control and improvement or replacement of residence in areas of risk. There currently are in Latin America, a prevalence of 11 million people infected and 10 million at risk of contracting the disease. Even today the major problem is controlling the disease, constituting a challenge to health authorities. In particular, overcoming the disease can be an important catalyst for the goal of Latin American unity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]