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1. Introduction Chagas disease, a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a silent disease recognized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) by the World Health Organization (WHO). T. cruzi is naturally transmitted by more than 150 species of triatomine insects, known as kissing bugs, distributed mainly in the Americas but also found in Asia and Africa [1,2]. Vector control programs suppressed T.
1. Introduction Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a group of 20 diseases recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), impact over 1 billion people in the world, mainly the poorer population living with inadequate sanitation and poor social and economic conditions and without access to adequate healthcare [1].
Gardening tips abound in this delightful guide to caring for a lemon tree. The unnamed protagonist has a carefully drawn-out list of acceptable electronics she wants for her birthday. But Grandma instead brings…gasp…a lemon tree. The second-person text covers appropriate and inappropriate reactions and then advises readers to accept the potted present politely and wait for Grandma to leave or take a nap.
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