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

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   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 ...

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

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   Aug 14, 2023 · Tests indicate that the insects found in Los Angeles are unlikely to carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Kissing bugs in Texas, however, have been found to carry the T. cruzi parasite. “The kissing bugs in the endemic area – Latin America – almost all of them carry the parasite,” Dr. Yang says.

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4. 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. When you touch the bite, you can accidentally ...

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

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   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 ...

6. www.scientificamerican.com › article › bed-bugsBed Bugs, Kissing Bugs Linked to Deadly Chagas Disease in U.S.

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   One actual human, a 74-year-old woman in rural New Orleans Parish, was found to have contracted Chagas from kissing bugs invading her home in 2006. The bugs had bitten her more than 50 times and ...

7. www.poison.org › articles › kissing-bugs-and-chagasKissing Bugs and Chagas Disease - Poison Control

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   They are called kissing bugs because they prefer to bite humans on the face, particularly around the mouth and eyes. Like ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas, kissing bugs are important vectors of disease. Kissing bugs carry a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease. They obtain the parasite after feeding on an infected animal ...

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   Do kissing bugs carry Chagas disease?

   • Tests indicate that the insects found in Los Angeles are unlikely to carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Kissing bugs in Texas, however, have been found to carry the T. cruzi parasite. “The kissing bugs in the endemic area – Latin America – almost all of them carry the parasite,” Dr. Yang says.

   People with Chagas or 'kissing bug' disease are asymptomatic during the

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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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   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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   Where does the 'assassin bug' spread?

   • 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 predict who will get serious health complications. Every time Briggitte Jordan remembers the first time she heard of Chagas she becomes tearful.

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   Are people living with Chagas disease unaware of their diagnosis?

   • “Most people living with Chagas disease are unaware of their diagnosis, often until it’s too late to have effective treatment,” Judith Currier, MD, chief of infectious diseases at UCLA Health, said at a presentation in April ahead of World Chagas Disease Day.

   People with Chagas or 'kissing bug' disease are asymptomatic during the

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9. myhealth.alberta.ca › Health › PagesKissing Bugs - MyHealth.Alberta.ca

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   Kissing bugs are wingless insects that are about 2 cm (0.75 in.) long. Kissing bugs are dark brown or black with red or orange spots along the edge of their bodies. They are also called assassin bugs or cone-nosed bugs. Like mosquitoes, kissing bugs feed on blood from animals or people. Kissing bugs have that name because their bites are often ...