Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Sealed With a Kiss: Chagas Disease and North Americans

You may be as strong as muscle car and feel like you're made from Dynacorn parts, but if you received a "kiss" from a small South American bug you could be at risk for fatal heart problems.

Chagas disease kills 14,000 people a year and affects 10 to 15 million people a year. Once confined to Central and South America, the disease is increasingly diagnosed in North America, Australia, Europe, and even Japan.

The Kissing Bug

Chagas disease originates with an inch-long critter known in

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