| Author | Ferreira, Luiz F. | |
| Author | Jansen, Ana M. | |
| Author | Araújo, Adauto | |
| Access date | 2016-09-29T17:31:47Z | |
| Available date | 2016-09-29T17:31:47Z | |
| Document date | 2011 | |
| Citation | FERREIRA, Luiz F.; JANSEN, Ana M.; ARAÚJO, Adauto. Cjagas disease in prehistory. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 83, n.3, p.1041-1044, 2011. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0001-3765 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/16004 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Academia Brasileira de Ciências | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Doença de Chagas | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Trypanosoma cruzi | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Múmias | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Paleoparasitologia | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Paleoepidemiologia | pt_BR |
| Title | Chagas disease in prehistory | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| Abstract | The classical hypothesis proposes that Chagas disease has been originated in the Andean region among prehistoric
people when they started domesticating animals, changing to sedentary habits, and adopting agriculture. These
changes in their way of life happened nearly 6,000 years ago. However, paleoparasitological data based on molecular
tools showed that Trypanosoma cruzi infection and Chagas disease were commonly found both in South and
North American prehistoric populations long before that time, suggesting that Chagas disease may be as old as the
human presence in the American continent. The study of the origin and dispersion of Trypanosoma cruzi infection
among prehistoric human populations may help in the comprehension of the clinical and epidemiological questions
on Chagas disease that still remain unanswered. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Laboratório de Paleoparasitologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biologia de Tripanossomatídeos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Laboratório de Paleoparasitologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Chagas disease | pt_BR |
| Subject | Trypanosoma cruzi | pt_BR |
| Subject | mummies | pt_BR |
| Subject | paleoepidemiology | pt_BR |
| Subject | paleoparasitology | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1678-2690 | |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 03 Saúde e Bem-Estar | |
