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12 lis 2020 · See your doctor if you live in or have traveled to an area where Chagas disease is widespread and you have signs and symptoms of the condition. Symptoms may include swelling at the infection site, fever, fatigue, body aches, rash and nausea.
Chagas disease has an acute phase and chronic phase. The acute phase is usually asymptomatic, but can present with nonspecific somatic symptoms. Rarely, the acute phase may be more severe with potential cardiac or neurologic symptoms and signs.
Chagas disease is a condition caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite is mainly found in rural areas of Mexico, Central, and South America.
4 wrz 2024 · A symptom of Chagas disease is Romaña's sign—when the eyelid swells up. This happens when the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite gets into the eyelid, usually by accidentally rubbing the bug feces (poop) into your eye or into a bug bite near your eye.
12 lis 2020 · If you have the signs and symptoms of Chagas disease, blood tests can confirm the presence of the parasite or the proteins that your immune system creates (antibodies) to fight the parasite in your blood.
28 paź 2024 · What are the symptoms of Chagas disease? Symptoms of acute Chagas disease include: Fever. Body aches. Fatigue. Headache. Diarrhea. Vomiting. Redness or rash in the bite area, sometimes turning into an ulcer (chagoma). Severely swollen eyelid (Romañas sign).
1 wrz 2021 · Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) parasite. The insect that transmits this parasite lives in Central America, South America, and Mexico, where the vast majority of infections occur, though some cases were recently found in the southern United States.