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  1. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › chagasChagas disease - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Nov 12, 2020 · Chagas (CHAH-gus) disease is an inflammatory, infectious disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This parasite is found in the feces of the triatomine (reduviid) bug. This bug is also known as the "kissing bug." Chagas disease is common in South America, Central America and Mexico, the primary home of the triatomine bug.

  2. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › chagasChagas disease - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Nov 12, 2020 · Treatment. Treatment for Chagas disease focuses on killing the parasite and managing signs and symptoms. During the acute phase of Chagas disease, the prescription medications benznidazole and nifurtimox (Lampit) may be of benefit. Both drugs are available in the regions most affected by Chagas disease. In the United States, however, the drugs ...

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  4. my.clevelandclinic.org › health › diseasesChagas Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

    Oct 28, 2024 · Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is a parasitic infection spread by triatomine bugs, or kissing bugs. Few people have symptoms at first. But over time, parasites can move to your tissues and cause chronic infections, leading to heart and digestive tract damage.

  5. www.uclahealth.org › news › articlePeople with Chagas or 'kissing bug' disease are asymptomatic ...

    Aug 14, 2023 · During the chronic phase of the disease, which can last a lifetime, about 20% of those infected will develop serious heart or digestive problems. Chagas disease can cause an enlarged heart, heart failure or cardiac arrest; an enlarged colon; or an enlarged esophagus. Left untreated, Chagas disease “kills the heart very slowly,” Dr. Yang says.

  6. www.cdc.gov › chagas › spreadsHow Chagas Disease Spreads | Chagas Disease | CDC

    How it spreads. Chagas disease can spread in several ways, including: Triatomine bugs, also known as kissing bugs, become infected by biting and sucking blood from animals or people carrying the T. cruzi parasite. Contact with bug feces: After feeding, these bugs pass the parasite in their feces. If the feces enter a person's body through a cut ...

  7. www.msn.com › en-us › healthWhat Are Assassin Bugs, and What Do You Do If You're Bitten ...

    The parasite can cause the rare but potentially fatal Chagas disease, which involves symptoms like headaches, fever, fatigue, rashes, swelling around the eyes, and aching around the body.

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  9. www.bbc.com › news › health-29343210Chagas disease - inheriting a silent killer - BBC News

    Oct 5, 2014 · The "assassin" bug - which spreads Chagas disease - thrives in countries like Bolivia. But up to 80,000 migrants from Latin America are now living with the illness in Spain - and no one can ...