1.0Epidemiologyhttps://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/epidemiologyandreamendeshttps://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/epidemiology/author/andreamendes/Chagas Disease - Epidemiologyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zJOKBW6CtK"><a href="https://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/epidemiology/epidemiology/epidemiology-fact-sheets/chagas/">Chagas Disease</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://vdh.ur.virginia.gov/epidemiology/epidemiology/epidemiology-fact-sheets/chagas/embed/#?secret=zJOKBW6CtK" width="600" height="338" title="“Chagas Disease” — Epidemiology" data-secret="zJOKBW6CtK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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What is Chagas Disease? Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by “kissing bugs” and is found only in the Americas (mainly, in poor, rural areas of Latin America where kissing […]