Treatment

Only 2 effective drugs: Nifurtimox, Benznidazole. In acute T. cruzi infection, treatment with either reduces the severity of symptoms and shortens the clinical course and duration of detectable parasitaemia. WHO recommends treatment for acute, congenital, and reactivated T. cruzi infection, and for children (up to 18 years of age) with chronic infection. No drugs effective for chronic phase, not for pregnant women, serious side effects, chemotherapy access is problematic.