Are We Cuddling up to Kissing Bugs?

Dom talks about kissing bugs, which are well known as the carriers of the deadly Chagas parasite, which causes the most serious parasitic disease in Latin America. Seven to 8 million people are currently infected with the Chagas parasite, and 30%-40% of these are headed for life-threatening heart di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 2014-05, Vol.127 (5), p.361-361
1. Verfasser:	Dorn, Patricia L., PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Chagas Cardiomyopathy - transmission Chagas Disease - diagnosis Chagas Disease - epidemiology Chagas Disease - prevention & control Chagas Disease - transmission Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Humans Insect Bites and Stings - complications Insect Bites and Stings - parasitology Insect Vectors Insects Internal Medicine Parasites Parasitic diseases Triatoma Trypanosoma cruzi - pathogenicity United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Dom talks about kissing bugs, which are well known as the carriers of the deadly Chagas parasite, which causes the most serious parasitic disease in Latin America. Seven to 8 million people are currently infected with the Chagas parasite, and 30%-40% of these are headed for life-threatening heart disease. Indeed, only 23 autochthonous Chagas cases have been described in the US, 16 of which were found after screening nearly 30 million blood units.
ISSN:	0002-9343 1555-7162
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.11.021