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How can i determine if i have chronic "chaga's" disease???

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A parasite induce dz: Chana's disease itself is a chronic dz. secondary to a parasitic infestation called Trypnasoma cruzei, a parasite . Once the Chaga's disease sets in with the signs and symptoms, it is diagnosed. Conduction disorders - heart, dilated intestines from destruction-nerve fibers of intestines are few features. It leads to chr. constipation.Blood tests,biopsy of the affected organ may be helpful sometime

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Chagas Disease: Symptoms plus having been in an endemic area plus testing. During the acute phase of infection, parasites can be seen on blood smears using a microscope. To identify strains tests may be used like polymerase chain reaction (PCR), complement fixation, ELISA, radioimmunoassays, indirect hemagglutination, etc. b

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