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American trypanosomiasis: See: Chagas disease.
Information on Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease which is transmitted by blood-sucking triatomine bugs, with diagrams and information on the life ...
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.
Triatomid, the kissing bug, can carry Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis). (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Introduction. American trypanosomiasis is a disease caused by a protozoan parasite that is carried by various insect species. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
It is known as American trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease. The causal organism is a different species from those causing the African form of the disease.