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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

## Overview

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There is no established system for the classification of Chagas disease. We can classify Chagas disease based on the transmission route of Trypanosoma cruzi or based on the clinical manifestations (acute, chronic, congenital, cardiac, and digestive).

## Classification

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There is no established system for the classification of Chagas disease. However, we can classify Chagas disease based on the following: [1]

* Based on the etiology transmission routes:
* Vector-borne transmission
* Congenital transmission
* Blood-borne transmission.
* Organ-derived transmission
* Oral transmission
* Based on the clinical manifestations:
* Acute Chagas disease
* Chronic Chagas disease
* Congenital Chagas disease
* Indeterminate form of chronic T. cruzi infection
* Cardiac Chagas' disease
* Digestive Chagas' disease

## References

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1. ↑ Bern C, Kjos S, Yabsley MJ, Montgomery SP (2011). "Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas' Disease in the United States". Clin Microbiol Rev. 24 (4): 655–81. doi:10.1128/CMR.00005-11. PMC 3194829. PMID 21976603.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

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