In that region, the disease is transmitted to humans mainly through the triatomine insect (vector via vector), which may harbor the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.

The Dra. Kemmergling, dentist, professor at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences U.Chile and researcher participating in our initiative Equally Wise, together with his team it was proposed that there could be local antiparasitic mechanisms of the placenta.

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