Resumo (EN)
Although Chagas disease is endemic in certain regions of Latin America, recent migratory flows have allowed it to expand into áreas where it was previously unknown. More than 8 million people are infected with Trypanosomacruzi, causing around 10,000 deaths a year. This review aims to provide a compilation on the most important topics about the Chagas disease in a single place: its Discovery by Carlos Chagas (1909), its occurrence, epidemiology, vectors, transmission route, pathology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and current treatments, which is still limited to two drugs for more than 40 years: nifurtimox and benzonidazole.