Article 63BP3 El Salvador Chagas survey: No less than 10% of triatomine bugs are potentially transferable of T. cruzi to humans

El Salvador Chagas survey: No less than 10% of triatomine bugs are potentially transferable of T. cruzi to humans

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 One thing you might want even less than a kiss' from a kissing bug is its feces. Scientifically referred to as triatomine bugs, these blood-sucking insects can carry in their feces and pass on to humans the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease, a lifelong infection that takes a heavy toll on community health in poor [...]

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