Chagas Disease, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:16 Causes of Chagas disease
2:48 Symptoms of Chagas disease
3:49 Diagnosis of Chagas disease
4:34 Treatment of Chagas disease
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protist Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects known as Triatominae, or "kissing bugs".The symptoms change over the course of the infection. In the early stage, symptoms are typically either not present or mild, and may include fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, or local swelling at the site of the bite. After 8-12 weeks, individuals enter the chronic phase of disease and in 60-70% it never produces further symptoms.The other 30-40% of people develop further symptoms 10-30 years after the initial infection, including enlargement of the ventricles of the heart in 20-30%, leading to heart failure. An enlarged esophagus or an enlarged colon may also occur in 10% of people.
T. cruzi is commonly spread to humans and other mammals by the blood-sucking "kissing bugs" of the subfamily Triatominae.These insects are known by a number of local names, including: vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro (the barber) in Brazil, pito in Colombia, chinche in Central America, and chipo in Venezuela. The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion, organ transplantation, eating food contaminated with the parasites, and by vertical transmission (from a mother to her fetus). Diagnosis of early disease is by finding the parasite in the blood using a microscope. Chronic disease is diagnosed by finding antibodies for T. cruzi in the blood.

[@BlackDaddyDud]

I’m sleeping in a hazmat suit now

[@Finschalen]

Same with a gas mask

[@pelaajahacks8358]

Same

[@dougfredricks2017]

😆 seriously though I heard traveler Frosty Wooldridge speak on chagas once. Bad stuff

[@SandraLiberatore-ru4vk]

We have them in the Finger lakes in upstate NY

[@emmashowalter2792]

There are way more cases in the States that we are not told on here!

[@luigi2621]

Great now I’m scared to sleep

[@D1N0793]

Me to

[@cazperoliver]

You ain't the only one

[@tea9676]

I saw one in my room at night so I killed it but I didn’t know it was a kissing bug good thing I killed it I probably would’ve gotten bit

[@CEO_of_Stoopid]

HOORAY FOR THE SKUNKS! INSECTS ARE MY FAVORITE!!!

[@abdallahhariri6798]

great video

[@aliichi]

My mom just got diagnosed with this and she lives in Atlanta.

[@jackjohnson2465]

I'm in Maryland I was bitten by a assassin bug years ago and have symptoms

[@damionryancollins9010]

How was she diagnosed? Was it at Emory? I also live in Atlanta and have been thinking about getting checked for this because I was definitely bitten by this bug several times.

[@snapmyneck8818]

Me: *casually checks my bed for bugs*

[@jovanrodriguez7796]

This is exactly why I prefer cities like NYC.

[@Xavier-gt5yi]

To many rats 🐀

[@masonkinsella1732]

Swear. Can’t even call them mice when they are the size of a large Pomeranian dog 🐕

[@alexlopez5800]

NYC is one of the dirtiest cities known to man. 🤦🏻

[@erikseavey9445]

Cities are where outbreaks that decimate human populations are the worst lol

[@RP-le1fp]

Oh that was a joy to hear.

[@beribear7956]

Living in Costa Rica as a kid I remember one whole week waking up with bites all over my body. It was one of these guys and it was huge.

[@vaishnavisingh1827]

I hope you got tested and treated from this disease

[@OrbitalSnapshots2455]

Welp that's it now, I'm not going to bed unless I have a hazmat suit on, better yet, wear a hazmat suit all the time

[@UY-SCUTInohomo]

Where do i bought one?!

[@NumbGeek]

I'm currently participating in trypanocidal drugs research

[@pureblood3127]

Build that wall !

[@kevinbaylyhenshaw2565]

Got bit today, Roc NY

[@reverbzOG]

I seen one of those in my room. Actually I was messing around with it. Good thing I was wearing a bag as a glove. I captured it and threw it outside while still in the bag. So glad I didn’t touch it. Feels like I dodged a bullet.

[@rainnnnnn372]

Same I moved to Texas and found one in my room. I was guna pick it up and play with it. Thank God I just threw it outside!

[@Las_cacas]

They have a memory like an elephant, most likely it's waiting for you to let your guard down again. It's not the last time you two will meet

[@erickramirez4667]

@@Las_cacas it's been 1 year since @Reverbz left his comment. All this time it's been sharpening it's proboscis waiting for the promised time to come. It has recently been spotted at the Barnes & Novels buying a C++ Master Level Programming book which could only mean one thing: it is ready to track him down! Hate and vengeance drive this beast. There is no stopping it once it's started. Rumor has it that it hasn't slept one night ever since the encounter with OP.

[@Las_cacas]

@@erickramirez4667 dear God...

[@theonewhoknocks182]

@@erickramirez4667 lmao

[@donb9773]

Chaga beetle seems indestructible.Only insect out in winter months with zero wheather.

[@Droid3455]

I found lots of these in my yard and now I'm afraid that one will bite me

[@itswez7271]

Or already did 💀 go test yourself man

[@SaintTrinianz]

What kind of blood test?

[@DoralbaRojas]

HOE KOMT HET DAT IEMAND STEEDS ZO ZIEK TERUG VAN ADDICTED TERUG MOET KOMEN INNERLIJKE KRACHTEN LAAT VERLIEZEN EN HERHALINGEN MOET OPHALEN ?

[@americanmutt2901]

I was bitten by a bug when deployed to Louisiana. My foot swelled up so much i couldn't put my boot on. I thought i had broken my leg from the jump(82nd airborne) But it was the night before my foot didnt swell until i woke up the next day. Xray showed no broken bones. Then months later i woke up and my bottom lip was swollen so big it was funny. I have the symptoms mentioned. This was in 1996. Would this have killed me by now?

[@sitdown3983]

Look up D. Lonnie Herman on u tube - he has protocols he does for parasites and all kinds of things. Watch his vids. Get yourself checked by him because he uses natural "cures" not pharmas as I understand him. If he does not help - or even simultaneously - look up Dr. Randy Tent out of Michigan. He has u tube vids and uses natural solutions also. Both can skype with patients as well. Also watch this short vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGGUioSeoZqDf9k. You do not want to ignore this until symptoms develop - get checked out asap. Take care to look into this, veteran. You are precious to us for your service. Thank you for serving. It's Veterans Day today. ❤ Deepest gratitude and respect to you and all our military !!!

[@sedoniadragotta8323]

Try a raw diet detox anything that shouldn't be in your body use charcoal and clay I had mrsa I got it from the hospital when my little boy broke his leg , they said I must touched a surface and hit it like that. Was quarantined two wks and sick for two months and on so many meds I looked like a leper . I went fully raw and cured myself. Try raw diet dude .

[@rascal0175]

No, not necessarily. If you were otherwise healthy your symptoms may not show up until later. Consult with your doctor and get a blood test. Hopefully you are okay. I’m also 82nd 69-71.

[@moacirbarbosacastro8923]

I know people in their 90's who has it since childhood. It's not a death sentence, but you are going to have to live a healthy lifestyle

[@civilsavage6337]

Do they live in Philippines?

[@curtisbordeau7475]

Got bit by one when I was asleep in the ankle. Felt like it was sprained or something

[@rienn8559]

UR JOE KING

[@SandraLiberatore-ru4vk]

So there is no med treatment for those over 50 yrs of age?

[@a.g.1608]

How do I know if one bit me?

[@danali6074]

I got bitten the other day. Damn its was very itchy and my bitten spot got swollen. I thought at first it was a mosquito bite but it was too much. Then suddenly while I was trying to take a nap, I felt something crawled on my back. And I caught the bug. It was big and a bit scary. It was black. And when I killed it, it has many blood, probably my blood. Anyways, I cured the swelling skin by putting ointnment and ice pack. The swelling was gone.. but just to be sure, I will go to the doctor tomorrow. I hope I have no Chagas Disease. Btw, I also had headache yesterday and a feeling of vomiting but don't really have a fever.

[@fragilebreeze7606]

how are you?

[@danali6074]

@@fragilebreeze7606 so far im okay now.. I didn't go to the doctor for examination. But all the symptoms are gone so I guess its okay not to?

[@jonathanvalenzuela83]

How you been bro?? This just happened to me and now I'm scared to go back to sleep

[@danali6074]

Jonathan Valenzuela I didn’t go to the doctor for proper examination. I don’t know if I’m good or not. Recently, I’m having a hard time breathing.

[@markherras6068]

Hi,how are now???

[@jeremypoythress1218]

I was picking up pinecones raking leaves when I swatted a kissing bug that came back and kissed me in the arm. it felt like someone burned me with a cigarette. my throat swelled and my arm turned red, I got tired so I layed down and passed out.while I was unconscious My grandma got bit too and had to go to the hospital. I Almost got stung again later that night.we ate some pizza with her tonight as a family.and now Its finally over with thank god.

[@jackjohnson2465]

Me too my neck and lymphnodes swelled up around the back of my head. I've got rashes now have been bitten 3 different times.bet I'm screwed.

[@jukee67]

These bugs are everywhere in America. In Philly they seem to have shown up 2 years ago.

[@MedicalCentric]

wishing everyone who has it quick recovery, kindly stay safe friend

[@lovelyedlynama927]

Can someone help me? My sister got bitten by this kind of discusting insect called kissing bugs and now some of her spots are swelling really big. I dont know what to do how can we treat her?

[@samcheng7542]

I am 48, female, a long history of cramping and diarrhea.plus my husband got bitten and had this disease for a years,However I was able to control both with Imodium until January. I have been in severe pain since middle of January and have lost 20 pounds. The pain has progressively gotten worse. It started as a “bladder infection” pain, but all urinary tests came up negative. I even had a CT and ultrasound done. I then had a colonoscopy and upper endoscopy done which the results are most likely Crohn’s disease but I’m waiting for blood test results to confirm, the Prometheus test was done. However I am still in a lot of pain, I have pressure also, all of it right above my bladder. The pain is as bad as my childbirth labor was. I have had a total hysterectomy, appendectomy, gall bladder removed also. Also, I have this weird sensation of a string pulling through my genitals. That’s the best way to describe it, but it kind of feels like a nerve or tendons being pulled. There is also throbbing in my abdomen and genitals. I have also been to my gynecologist, nothing abnormal shown as I figured with my hysterectomy. I believe I am at least gluten intolerant, but tests show I am on borderline of celiac disease. I have been trying to correlate the pain with something and I noticed as my bladder fills up, the pain increases. But here’s probably the biggest clue, when doing the prep for my colonoscopy, as soon as my bowels were clear, I had no pain, not even when my bladder filled up. I didn’t start hurting again until hours after eating again the following day when my bowels filled up again. Also, I noticed that when I take Imodium for diarrhea I hurt more, probably because the stool is sitting in there instead of going right then. i was then introduced to a chinese herbalist Dr sale bashiru i got the herbs and oil a long with my husband peyronies. just about 3 months past without pains and symptoms and my husband fully cured also.here is my email. [e-mail] whatsapp [phone]

[@jreyes2822]

xxxlove xxx go to the doctor immediately like immediately don’t wait a week or a month like go asap

[@shynagadayan9608]

How are you now

[@emowolfism]

By

[@cazperoliver]

A go to the Hospital smh!

[@AMRsti93]

One of these bit my toe. I was playing video games at my computer at like 2 am with no socks on. Felt my pinky toe sting and it was biting me. Swiped it off poured hydrogen peroxide on my toe then rubbing alcohol hope that was enough to keep myself from rubbing the parasite into the bite

[@OwegangRhc]

I never seen this bug in my life and don’t want to

[@The_Runaway_wolf]

I’m going to get a flame thrower now :)

[@lilq4593]

I just got bit last night it hurt so bad.

[@magalad777]

So i live in a town in oklahoma about 45 mins away Witchita Falls,Texas. we have them every where they love porch lights while they are on. I do my very best to stay away from them never ever touch these bugs. Best thing to do is ignore them and seal any cracks and keep windows closed at night.If you are bitten or suspect you have been bitten do not rub the bite. Wash it immediately and apply neoylsporne because this dirty insect after it bites you will defiicate on the bite so if you rub it you will get the parasite that casues this diease. I would then continue the treatment until the bite subsides.

[@laurenmcmcall661]

I just got bite by one and I'm panicking because I have to burn blisters one of my leg

[@kevinreyrabuya7477]

this insect bitten me when I'm sleeping thank god i immediately woke up and he did not suck my blood. and also this insect is so fast I'm tryna kill it but they run immediately

[@NovusTM]

I'm in New York and this shit was in my room

[@kajateguhktconstructions6478]

Stupid kising bugs i dont know its deadly at my home have 4 kising bugs pray for me

[@dollieplays784]

I just got bitten last night by the kissing bug, POSSIBLY. Can anyone help me? During this coronavirus time, I’m too scared to go to the doctor.

[@jackjohnson2465]

My first bite was 2016 again in 2017 and again in 2019. Everytime in my sleep on my head It'll wake you up in a dead sleep.

[@michaelvalenzuela7220]

It hate sleep

[@justtheoldtimes9042]

i dont konw i was just working in the yard and i saw some big on my hand and saw it sucking on my blood i wanted to kill it but i was to late and now i keep voimting and forgeting every thing

[@Sxfece]

just the old times you need to go to the doctor fast if not you will most likely die

[@KINGFISHOL]

I literally just saw a kissing bug

[@SandraLiberatore-ru4vk]

There's no treatment for those who are over 50??

[@jackjohnson2465]

The only bug I know that activitly seeks out sink bugs and eats them. The sink bug outbreak caused the assassin bug outbreak.

[@borizovskimilan]

A, yes, Stink Bug. What caused the stink bug outbreak? We have them here in Germany also. But luckily we do not have Kissing bugs.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

An abundance of perfect living conditions 🤔

[@theshagster3763]

I just got bit by one of the lil buggers twice thank god I was awake and he didn't poop on me to spread the disease btw it just happend now

[@EdgySword]

You still alive? Got bitten multilple times just now, but i didnt see any shit around it really... And the bug escaped under my bed

[@theshagster3763]

Yeah i'm alive if they don't shit on you it doesn't spread but if you're lucky some don't have the chagas it'a kinda like how in more southern america armadillos have a higher chance of having leprosy than up here and assassin bugs are the same way i think we're fine

[@brookehall5858]

It's by a kissing bug

[@ZaynShah871]

Can it kill a healthy human

[@hxdhv73]

I just saw one in my bed I’m gonna shit myself

[@azwedge]

Bro I seen a kissing bug in my room in a hotel 😱😱😰😨

[@zackolmigaming6198]

This was made in vyond. wasn't it

[@sabrinahulsey1782]

Greasy food kills it

[@elmerhanohan1499]

I get bitten many times i didnt know that this insects carries disease im in the

[@aftabalamansari9005]

Hindi me banao video

[@steveamericanbed4256]

Haays i always see this kissing bugs late at night kissing my mommy

[@Shamansdurx]

HS!!

[@mikomoonkek]

Im here because i just got bitten 4 times by kissing bugs when i was sleeping its really swollen ang big :(

[@mikomoonkek]

@gailjj it's gone now i just put some ointments on it^^

[@UY-SCUTInohomo]

same :(

[@mrIndependent1294]

Same i bitten 2x .I put some ointment and drink medicine

[@nvondoom545]

I think you need to see a doc if you got infected

[@pervysage6929]

Welp I’m an kid

[@girltrash.7166]

hahah you all get bite from kissing bug while I sleep in comfortable beeeed

[@davidkirk2554]

The "North American" KISSING bug will rarely give you CHAGAS DISEASE....

[@davidkirk2554]

@Envy ..very true...i have been biten many times in 60 years....

[@olanlevan8470]

Yup. They are potty trained and will not deficate on you after sucking your blood.