Lennox Heather A, Karcz Debbie A, Tales Heather, El Masri Maher
London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Emergency Department, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Chagas disease, an infection caused by a protozoan parasite and previously endemic to Mexico and Central and South America, is becoming more prevalent in the United States and Canada. Because nurses and physicians in health care settings may be the first to encounter undiagnosed cases of Chagas disease, it is essential that public health personnel and health care providers in general become more familiar with the disease, including its incidence and prevalence, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, treatment options, and implications for nursing.
恰加斯病是一种由原生动物寄生虫引起的感染病，以前在墨西哥以及中美洲和南美洲流行，如今在美国和加拿大正变得越来越普遍。由于医疗机构中的护士和医生可能是最先接触到未被诊断出的恰加斯病病例的人，因此公共卫生人员和广大医疗服务提供者必须更加熟悉这种疾病，包括其发病率和流行情况、临床表现、诊断标准、治疗选择以及对护理工作的影响。
