Chronic Chagas
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What is chronic Chagas?
Chronic chagas is an infection from the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite can lie dormant within organs or tissue. Symptoms and severity of chronic chagas is highly variable.
Common symptoms reported by people with chronic Chagas
Treatments taken by people with chronic Chagas
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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic Chagas
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Who has chronic Chagas on PatientsLikeMe?
- 5 patients have this condition
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 5 say chronic Chagas is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 0 | |
| 40s | 2 | |
| 50s | 1 | |
| 60s | 0 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 0 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1 | |
| Female | 2 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 0 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |
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