Abstract

ZABALA, Juan Pablo. The disease in its labyrinth: advances, challenges and paradoxes over 100 years of Chagas in Argentina. Salud colectiva [online]. 2012, vol.8, suppl.1, pp.9-21. ISSN 1851-8265.

This article analyzes the century-long persistence of Chagas disease in Argentina, taking into account the different dimensions (the biological, the informational, the political, the professional and the technical) that take part in the disease's definition. Emphasis is placed on the identification and discussion of fundamental tensions that have marked the history of the disease, with the intention of discussing the concrete conditioning factors that have, on the one hand, permitted the continuity of Chagas as a subject of political consideration, but on the other have made it impossible to reach a situation of definitive control over the disease.

Keywords : Chagas Disease; Knowledge; History; Policies.

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