Epidemiological profile of Chagas disease patients Elderly Health neighborhood Family Unit Our Lady of Fatima, USF - Our Lady of Fatima, the city of Paracatu – MG

Abstract

The Chagas disease is a parasitic disease caused through a bugs bite which consists of a series of ecological and bio-political factors it takes the enzootic cycle closer of human populations resulting in large areas of spread of Chagas disease and, socioeconomic and cultural factors. This paper aimed raise a number of chagasic elderly who are doing or not the treatment of disease in the neighborhood. It is a descriptive study using a questionnaire for a total of 14 seniors. Regarding the treatment of the disease 100% of the health services has knowledge and does the utilization. Most seniors of related study makes use of medicine. Finally, it is noted a close relationship between the carriers of the disease, rural exodus and, wattle and daub houses and other factors as level of information, knowledge of health services, diagnostics to assist the progress of this disease.