The discovery of Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas disease (1908-1909)

Tropical medicine in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID7799491
AuthorsSimone Petraglia Kropf (0000-0002-9005-7160, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Magali Romero Sá (0000-0002-5830-2525, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Year2009
Volume16
Issuesuppl 1
Pages13-34
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistória Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-5970 • E-ISSN: 1678-4758
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0104-59702009000500002
PMID20027916
OpenAlexW2090781575
SCIELO_PIDS0104-59702009000500002
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited15

This article analyzes the discovery of Chagas disease and the parasite that causes it (Trypanosoma cruzi) by Carlos Chagas in 1908/1909, with a special focus on the scientific and social context in which this occurred. Its inclusion in the international debate on European tropical medicine - especially with researchers from the German school of protozoology - and its connection with discussions on the modernization of the recently established Brazilian Republic are also examined. The discovery of Chagas disease became a decisive aspect in the scientific project that Oswaldo Cruz sought to establish at the institute that bears his name. It was extolled as a symbol of Brazil's scientific ability to produce knowledge in line with the international scientific agenda, while simultaneously being attuned to the specific problems of the country

Archaeology · Biology · Chagas disease · Context (archaeology) · Ethnology · Geography · German · Modernization theory · Parasite hosting · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Triatominae · Tropical medicine · Trypanosoma cruzi · Zoology · History · History of Medicine and Tropical Health · Law · Trypanosoma species research and implications · Virology

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