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Chronic diseases
These are diseases that persist for a long time.
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Chagas
Health care; Chronic diseases
Nicknamed the new AIDS of the Americas, chagas is a tropical disease caused by parasites transmitted to humans by blood-sucking insects. The insect, called kissing bug, bites people in order to ...
Chronic disease
Health care; Chronic diseases
A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than ...