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Ohio University Tropical Disease Institute
Chagas disease... few Americans have heard of it, yet millions of people in Latin America suffer from this chronic and deadly infectious disease. There is no cure and little effective treatment.
The young girl shown in the photo on the left exhibits the swollen eye that indicates a recent infection of the disease-causing protozoan, which is spread by the bite of an insect.
Join host Kelli Whitlock, Director of Research Communications at Ohio University, as she examines the work of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine's Tropical Disease Institute. Her guests are
the Institute's research scientists, Dr. William Romoser, Dr. Edwin Rowland, and Dr. Mario Grijalva.
Malaria, West Nile fever, Dengue fever, Chagas disease... could these tropical diseases become established in the United States? Find out what the scientists of
the Tropical Disease Institute think about these important health issues on this edition of intouch with the university.
Produced by David Kurz and Sharon Teo
Associate Producer - Ai Lene Chor
Directed by Jim Crouse
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