Question 1

what is this chagas disease i heard about?

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A trypanosome: A blood borne parasite spread by bites from bugs called "kissing bugs" that is rare in the usa but common in mexico and central america.

Question 2

is there chagas disease in costa rica?

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Yes: It is common in central/south america.

Question 3

why are there no symptoms between chronic and acute chagas disease?  do people fine fine in that period?

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Mutualism-Oarasitism: This the way of life of parasitism.  It does not cause symptoms in the host, and thusly avoids defensive attacks from the host.  Then the parasite can survive longer, reproduce more, and spread the disease.

Question 4

i am not 100% sure but i think i was bitten by a "kissing" bug. what are chances of chagas' disease? i live in louisiana.

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Chagas : not enough known to give accurate predictions. Chagas  is rare in the U.S. So probability has to be low .

Question 5

what is chagas disease?

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Parasitic disease: Chaga's a tropical parasitic disease caused by the parasite trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted by the reduvid "kissing bugs" in parts of south and central america. After an acute symptomatic phase, some people go on to develop chronic chaga's, which can involve the nervous system, GI tract, or heart.

Question 6

what causes chagas disease?

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Chagas' disease: It is an organism called trypanosoma cruzi.  Read the Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagas_disease

Question 7

how does chagas disease spread?

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By insects: The causative agent of chagas disease (t. Cruzi) is transmitted by bloodsucking insects or kissing bugs.

Question 8

what sort of disease is chagas' disease?

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Parasite: Parasite spread by insects primarily in south america. Can cause problems later in life in digestive and cardiac disease.

Question 9

what is chagas disease and where is it common?

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It is an infection.: Chagas disease occurs mainly in South America but can also occur in the United States. Trypanosoma cruzi is the name of the parasite that causes the disease. The parasites are transmitted between animals and humans by triatomine bugs (also known as kissing bugs).  The disease primarily affects the heart, esophagus and colon.

Question 10

what are symptoms of chagas disease; how would you know you had it?

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Chagas disease: In early stages there may be no sumptoms except little swelling at site of mosquito bite, acute stage responds to antiparasitic treatment with60to80%suscess, but20to40%can develop  life threatening heart and GI problems.
Sometimes you may not know you hace it.The disease is prevalent in south america and is spread by bite of blood sucking kissing bugs, so if you get bitten you vave to have blood test.

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