Chagas disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Chagas disease, or a subtype of Chagas disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Chagas disease as a "rare disease". More information about Chagas disease is available from Orphanet
The term 'prevalence' of Chagas disease usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Chagas disease at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Chagas disease refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Chagas disease diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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