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1. bugpursuits.com › which-assassin-bugs-carry-chagasWhich Assassin Bugs Carry Chagas? (Discover the Facts)

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   Assassin bugs, or kissing bugs, are vectors for Chagas disease, an illness that can be fatal if left untreated. Five species of assassin bugs have been identified as vectors for Chagas: Triatoma sanguisuga, Triatoma protracta, Triatoma gerstaeckeri, Triatoma dimidiata, and Triatoma infestans.

2. 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.

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4. 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.

5. 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...

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

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   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."

7. www.cdc.gov › chagas › bugsBugs Commonly Confused with Triatomine Bugs | Chagas Disease ...

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   What to know. These bugs do not carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, although they are closely related and commonly confused with triatomine bugs. Wheel bug (right), Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), preying on a squash bug. Photo courtesy B. Drees.

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   What is Chagas disease?

   • 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.

   Chagas disease - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

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   How does 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. After biting, the bug leaves its feces close to the bite. When you touch the bite, you can accidentally rub the feces into the bite. You can also accidentally rub the feces into:

   Causes of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

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   What are the symptoms of Chagas disease?

   • Symptoms may include swelling at the infection site, fever, fatigue, body aches, rash and nausea. The cause of Chagas disease is the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is spread from an insect known as the triatomine bug, or "kissing bug."

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   Do leaf-footed bugs cause Chagas disease?

   • Western corsair Rasahus thoracicus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Adult. Photo courtesy Peter J. Bryant Leaf-footed bug. Leptoglossus clypealus (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Photo courtesy Peter J. Bryant These bugs do not carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, although they are closely related and commonly confused with triatomine bugs.

   Bugs Commonly Confused with Triatomine Bugs | Chagas Disease | CDC

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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.

   Chagas disease - inheriting a silent killer - BBC News

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   Can you get Chagas disease if you live in a high-risk area?

   • If you live in a high-risk area for Chagas disease, these steps can help you prevent infection: Avoid sleeping in a mud, thatch or adobe house. These types of residences are more likely to harbor triatomine bugs. Use insecticide-soaked netting over your bed when sleeping in thatch, mud or adobe houses.

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9. www.merckmanuals.com › chagas-diseaseChagas Disease - Chagas Disease - Merck Manual Consumer Version

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   Chagas disease is an infection caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by the bite of a kissing bug (also called an assassin or Triatominae bug).