Historical Organization
Oswaldo Cruz Institute
In Lassance, he found the parasite now called Trypanosoma cruzi in the blood of two-year-old Berenice.
The young patient was the first documented human case of the disease later named after Chagas.
Chagas connected a parasitic organism, an insect vector and a human case in his research.
The 14 April diagnosis preceded later research into the diverse long-term effects of Chagas disease.
