Chagas disease is also known as American trypanosomiasis and is named after Carlos Justiniano Chagas. The Brazilian doctor discovered the disease in 1909. Chagas disease is a slowly progressing infectious disease passed to humans from a parasite called the triatomine bug. This parasite is also known as “the kissing bug.”
On May 24, 2019, the World Health Assembly endorsed the proposal for a World Chagas Disease Day. Several health institutions, universities, research centers, and international nongovernmental platforms supported the endorsement. The International Federation of Associations of People Affected by Chagas Disease designated April 14th as World Chagas Disease Day. April 14th is when Dr. Chagas made the first diagnosis of the disease. The day was observed for the first time in 2020.
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