Kissing bugs, also known as triatomine bugs or conenose bugs, are blood-sucking insects that get their nickname from their ...

In the Amazon basin, foodborne transmission is already the leading cause of acute Chagas disease. It has been described in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and Venezuela.

Chagas, a parasitic disease, is the latest invisible killer infection to be recognized as a growing threat here. The infection is transmitted by the Triatomine bug, known as the “kissing” bug.

Chagas disease is a rare condition that causes gradual organ damage. ... However, it may also spread through other modes of transmission.

Future Microbiol. 2007;2(4):365-367. Called the silent killer, Chagas disease usually demonstrates mild symptoms during the initial weeks following infection (swelling at the site of infection ...

The bugs can transfer Chagas disease to humans, but the CDC notes transmission of the disease is not straightforward: The parasite that causes the disease is in the bug feces.

Chagas disease can lead to heart failure and damage to the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract. ... [The] parasite is very complex, in its life stage, in its transmission from the triatomine,” said ...

Chagas disease— also known as American trypanosomiasis— is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. ... However, people can be infected through congenital transmission, blood transfusion, ...

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi discovered by Carlos Chagas in 1909. ... Europe, and the Western Pacific. In these regions, transmission may occur through blood transfusions, ...

Chagas disease has an acute phase and a chronic phase, said Bast. The acute phase occurs immediately after infection and can last 8–10 weeks. During this phase, parasites may be found in the ...

Kissing bugs can spread Chagas disease, and you might not even know you were bitten. Here's what kissing bugs look like and how to get rid of them.

2,000 to 4,000 people in Switzerland affected. The review sheds light on the prevalence, challenges and management of Chagas disease. The study found that an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 people are ...