Definitions for "Chagas Disease"
The Condition"...If you think you might have this disease, see your health care provider who will order blood tests to look for the parasite or for antibodies in your blood..."
An infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Also called American trypanosomiasis. Transmitted by reduviid bugs, or kissing bugs, that live in cracks and holes of substandard housing primarily found in South and Central America. These insects become infected after biting an animal or person who already has Chagas disease. Infection is spread to humans when an infected bug deposits feces on a person's skin, usually while the person is sleeping at night. The person often accidently rubs the feces into the bite wound, an open cut, the eyes, or mouth. Infected mothers can pass infection to their baby during pregnancy, at delivery, or while breastfeeding . See the entire definition of Chagas disease
A vector-borne parasitic disease, transmitted by triatomine insects, which exists only on the American continent, in an area ranging from Mexico to the south of Argentina.
Keywords:  spleen, fatigue, fever, enlarged, liver
The Condition"...These symptoms may include fatigue, fever, enlarged liver or spleen, and swollen lymph glands..."