Chagas Disease - CDC DPD

Chagas Disease - CDC DPD: "Chagas Disease (Trypanosoma cruzi Infection) Girl and poorly built hut Triatomine bugs, the vector for Chagas, can hide in the cracks of poorly built dwellings. (CDC Photo) Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors that are found only in the Americas (mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread). Chagas disease (T. cruzi infection) is also referred to as American trypanosomiasis."