Question

Create a case study (Controlling Chagas disease in the southern cone of South America) from the article below.

https://www.cgdev.org/page/case-12-controlling-chagas-disease-southern-cone-south-america

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Answer 1

Ans) statement of the problem:a study to assess the knowledge and practice of controlling chagas disease particularly in the southern cone oof south America.

background:In the early 1990,chagas disease was ranked as a most serious parasitic disease in Latin America.the insect vectors are called trypanosome bugs.there blood sucking bugs get infected ,by biting an infected animal or person.chagas disaese also known as American trypanosomiasis.

Incidence: today,as estimated 11 million people in 15 Latin American countries are infected with chagas disease.the disease also plagues northern south America,central America,mexico.

Define terms and concepts: assessment:the act of judging or deciding the amount ,value,quality,or importance of something or the judgement or decisions that is made.

Knowledge:a familiarity , awareness or understanding a someone or something ,such as facts , information,description or skills ,which is acquired through experience or education.

Practice:the actual application or use of an idea,belief or method as opposed to theories relating to.

Chagas disease:a disease caused by a trypanosome transmitted by blood sucking bugs,endemic in south and central America.It causing damage to the heart and CNS.

Study: evidenced based study.

Sampling size: simple random sampling.

questionnareto the people:

1) please select your gender?a) male b) female.

2) place of birth? country___city___region___.

3)In which country did you spend most of your childhood?

4) Did you ever hear about chagas disease? Yes/no.

5) Are there people infected with chagas disease feeling fine?(yes/no/don't know)

6) how can chagas disease transmitted?

7) Do you know people with chagas disease from you home town in Latin America?(yes/no/dont know).

8) Did you ever donate blood?yes/no.

9)Have you ever received a blood transfusion? Yes/no.

10) Do you suffer a heart disease? Yes/no.

11)If yes,what are your complaints?

12) Have you ever preformed a test on chagas disease? Yes /no.

13) Which discomforts can be caused by chagas disease?please name the 2 most frequent discomfort?

14) How you will identify the chagas disease?

collecting data.

analysis darta.

controlling measures:education for the population to avoid domestication triatomines,pigesties abd animal pens, spraying of homes.

Control over blood donors

Cooking food thoroughly or apply hygiene measures.(Raw food).