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1. • • Chagas is spread by the bite of an insect - the "assassin bug" - which infects people with a parasite. If untreated, this can cause organ damage and lead to premature death.
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2. www.cdc.gov › chagas › spreadsHow Chagas Disease Spreads | Chagas Disease | CDC

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   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.

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3. www.canada.ca › en › public-healthCauses of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

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   Chagas disease is spread through feces from an infected triatomine bug. This bug is sometimes referred to as a: "kissing bug" because it can bite you around the mouth; reduviid bug; assassin bug; The triatomine bug usually bites you at night. After biting, the bug leaves its feces close to the bite.

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

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   Oct 5, 2014 · Chagas is spread by the bite of an insect - the "assassin bug" - which infects people with a parasite. If untreated, this can cause organ damage and lead to premature death. But in the early...

5. www.cdc.gov › chagas › aboutAbout Chagas Disease | Chagas Disease | CDC

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   Sep 4, 2024 · Chagas disease does not spread from person-to-person like a cold or the flu. It also does not spread through casual contact with people or animals who are infected. In some parts of Latin America, programs targeting kissing bugs have effectively stopped the disease's spread.

6. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsChagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis)

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   Apr 4, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on Chagas disease: Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). Key facts, signs and symptoms, transmission, treatment, control and prevention, WHO response.

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   People get Chagas disease through contact with the feces of infected triatomine bugs. Bugs Commonly Confused with Triatomine Bugs. Preventing Chagas Disease. Treatment of Chagas Disease. For Health Care and Public Health Professionals. Information on Species of Triatomine Bugs in the United States.

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   What causes Chagas disease?

   • Chagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis) is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi. How is Chagas disease spread? Chagas disease is spread through feces from an infected triatomine bug. This bug is sometimes referred to as a: The triatomine bug usually bites you at night.

   Causes of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

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   Can kissing bugs stop Chagas disease?

   • In some parts of Latin America, programs targeting kissing bugs have effectively stopped the disease's spread. Chagas disease spreads as follows: The kissing bug, also known as triatomine bug, bites and sucks blood from infected animals or people. This is how the bug gets the T. cruzi parasites.

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   Where is Chagas disease found?

   • Chagas disease is primarily found in rural parts of continental Latin America. 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.

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   How does Chagas disease spread?

   • People get Chagas disease through contact with the feces (poop) of infected triatomine (kissing) bugs or accidently rubbing the feces into open wounds, eyes, or mouth. Chagas disease is primarily found in rural parts of continental Latin America. Chagas disease can spread in several ways, including:

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   How common is Chagas disease?

   • It is estimated that 1 to 5% of their children are born with congenital infection. Chagas disease is most commonly spread when a Triatominae bug bites an infected person or animal, then bites another person. While biting, infected bugs deposit feces containing metacyclic trypomastigotes on the skin.

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   Is Chagas disease a serious disease?

   • The early stage, or acute infection, of Chagas disease often has mild symptoms or goes unnoticed. Chronic infection can lead to serious heart and digestive system issues. Early diagnosis and treatment can be lifesaving. Chagas disease is a condition caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.

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   Infection is transmitted to humans when bitten by Triatominae (reduviid, kissing, or assassin) bugs in South and Central America, Mexico, and very rarely in the US.