Endemic Thoracic Infections in Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

Infectious diseases, including parasitic diseases, which are commonly associated with poverty and poor sanitation, continue to cause significant morbidity, disability, and mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean region. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and cardiothoracic imaging manifestation of several communicable diseases endemic to this region.

Keywords: Amebiasis; Ascariasis; Chagas disease; Cysticercosis; Echinococcosis; Malaria; Paragonimiasis; Schistosomiasis.