Epidemiological Considerations of the Global Pandemic
Covid-19 has disproportionately affected countries that are at risk for endemic tropical diseases. Public health experts are concerned with the distribution of resources which has led to health disparities that have left patients with chronic diseases largely unprioritized. Chagas Disease (CD) is endemic to certain Latin American countries, which have large populations of patients with chronic CD. These patients are aging, at risk for chronic chagas cardiomyopathy, are burdened by severe comorbidities and are socioeconomically vulnerable. The extension of this pandemic within poorer, more disadvantaged regions has placed a considerable strain on the healthcare system and the available medical professionals.
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences