Chagas disease

Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects in the subfamily Triatominae, known as "kissing... Wikipedia

• Pronunciation:  pt
• Specialty:  Infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Fever, large lymph nodes, headache
• Causes:  Trypanosoma cruzi spread by kissing bugs
• Diagnostic method:  Finding the parasite, its DNA, or antibodies in the blood
• Prevention:  Eliminating kissing bugs and avoiding their bites
• Medication:  Benznidazole, nifurtimox
• Frequency:  6.5 million (2019)
• Deaths:  9,490 (2019)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo