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chagas disease is caused by the kissing bug it is an infection caused by the parasite trypanosoma cruzi. world wide is estimated that 16 - 18 million people get infected and 50,000 of them die each year. hope this helped
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What disease does a kissing bug carry?
They are potential vectors for Chagas disease
What is the name of a minibeast beginning with the letter K?
· Kissing bug
What is the scientific name for the kissing bug?
The scientific name for the kissing bug is Triatoma.
Which bug transmits chagas disease?
This is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an assassin bugs of the subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae) most commonly species belonging to the genera Triatoma, Rhodnius and Panstrongylus.
What type of disease transmission is the sleeping sickness?
It is a unicellular parasitic protozoa transferred by tsetse fly in Africa (sleeping sickness, T. bruceii) or the assassin bug in central and south America (chagas, T. cruzii).
If chagas disease is zoonotic how does the disease affect the animal?
Chaga's is not zoonotic. The Assassin bug is simply the vector, rather as mosquitoes are with malaria. Chaga's can also be blood borne or contracted by eating parasitically infected meat (maybe -- I'm not sure I believe this study's findings).
What was Charles Darwin illness?
Darwin died in Down, Kent, on April 19, 1882. It it thought that Darwin suffered from Chagas's disease. He could have gotten this when bitten by a Benchuga bug during his scientific studies in South America.
What does the kissing bug eat?
Kissing Bugs are parasites that cause Changas disease, they feed on blood during the night, biting humans around the mouth and eyes. There are 11 different species in the USA
Where is the kissing bug located?
south America
What are the predators of the kissing bug?
Dragon flies
Are Kissing bugs in southern california dangerous?
A small percentage of persons bit by the kissing bug can develop anaphylactic shock -- caused by an allergic reaction to proteins in the bug's saliva. Anaphylactic shock CAN be very dangerous and even fatal. If you are allergic to the bite of this bug, you should keep ephinephrine (an Epi-Pen) handy and since they are nocturnal, fly and are attracted to light, keep doors and windows shut.
What are the release dates for Holiday Lodge - 1961 The Kissing Bug 1-3?
Holiday Lodge - 1961 The Kissing Bug 1-3 was released on: USA: 9 July 1961
