Chagas Disease, a Triatomine Bug-Transmitted Protozoan Infection

Chagas Disease, a Triatomine Bug-Transmitted Protozoan Infection

Chagas disease is a potentially fatal, chronic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite. It causes 6 to 8 million cases and 50,000 deaths each year. Humans and animals usually become infected with T. cruzi via triatomine bugs, also called kissing or conenose bugs, found only in the...

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Main Authors: Bethany R. Eutsey, Cameron J. Jack, Shelley A. Whitehead, Eva A. Buckner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2023-07-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132108
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