We have so much to worry about and now comes Chagas, an insect borne disease that helps to destroy your heart through parasitic infestation. The list of maladies to protect against is growing daily but this one sounds especially happy. Spread by the kissing bug it is a tiny parasite that moves into your body once you scratch the itch of the insect bite.
Chagas as the new AIDS for the Americas
Since the Yahoo article is short on facts but long on fear I thought I'd add the NIH take on things.
NIH - Chagas
CDC - Chagas
Here is the Wikipedia Version of Chagas information.
Enjoy your day.
P.S. As if that wasn't enough here is a report of flea transmitted typhus in Santa Ana
"One little bit of information can be the difference between life and death." - Author Unknown, Maybe Dead XXXXXXX (Check out the Alpha site survivalcompound.com)
Thursday, May 31, 2012
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