Chagas disease arises from infection by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and manifests in acute and chronic phases. During the acute stage, parasites circulate and invade a range of tissues, ...

Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that can cause an insidious onset of Chagas disease, a fatal cardiac disease in humans and dogs. The parasite is transmitted via triatomine insects, commonly ...

In the heart of Illinois, while researching wildlife disease, I made a discovery that stunned me: More than half of the raccoons I sampled were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that ...

Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a condition that causes gradual organ damage. Without treatment, it can be fatal. The disease develops due to the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, ...