Re: Anyone heard of Chagas Disease?

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That was interesting. I'll have to google more information on it.

From: Aggi <aggi_assmann@...>bird mites Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3:04 PMSubject: Anyone heard of Chagas Disease?

Hi Guys,I have just detected an interesting German site, called "Rare Diseases".This was one of the first diseases I found there. Read it up on Wiki,if you are interested. It is also parasite-related.Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all of you !Chagas diseaseFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Chagas disease Classification and external resources Chagas disease ( / & #712; & #643; & #593; & #720; & #609; & #601;s/, Portuguese: [ & #712; & #643;a & #611; & #592; & #643;]; Portuguese: doença de Chagas, Spanish: enfermedad de Chagas-Mazza, mal de Chagas in both languages; also called American trypanosomiasis) is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae)

most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius, and Panstrongylus genera.[1] The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion and organ transplantation, ingestion of food contaminated with parasites, and from a mother to her fetus.[2]The symptoms of Chagas disease vary over the course of an infection. In the early, acute stage, symptoms are mild and usually produce no more than local swelling at the site of infection. The initial acute phase is responsive to antiparasitic treatments, with 60–90% cure rates. After 4–8 weeks, individuals with active infections enter the chronic phase of Chagas disease that is asymptomatic for 60–80% of chronically infected individuals through their lifetime. The antiparasitic treatments also appear to delay or prevent the development of disease symptoms during the chronic phase of the disease, but 20–40% of chronically infected individuals will still eventually develop life-threatening

heart and digestive system disorders. The currently available antiparasitic treatments for Chagas disease are benznidazole and nifurtimox, which can cause temporary side effects in many patients including skin disorders, brain toxicity, and digestive system irritation.[3][4][5]Chagas disease is contracted primarily in the Americas, particularly in poor, rural areas of Mexico, Central America, and South America; very rarely, the disease has originated in the Southern United States. The insects that spread the disease are known by various local names, including vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro (the barber) in Brazil, pito in Colombia, chinche in Central America, chipo in Venezuela, chupança, chinchorro, and "the kissing bug". It is estimated that as many as 8 to 11 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know they are infected. Large-scale population

movements from rural to urban areas of Latin America and to other regions of the world have increased the geographic distribution of Chagas disease, and cases have been noted in many countries, particularly in Europe.[4] Control strategies have mostly focused on eliminating the triatomine insect vector and preventing transmission from other sources.[1]

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I did hear of it....i originally thought we had bed bugs.  I think they carry it.  Not sure if mites do, but I wouldn't doubt it!

On Nov 23, 2011 4:26 PM, " Benton " <sarahbenton48@...> wrote:

 

That was interesting.  I'll have to google more information on it.

From: Aggi <aggi_assmann@...>

bird mites Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3:04 PM

Subject: Anyone heard of Chagas Disease? Hi Guys,I have just detected an interesting German site, called " Rare Diseases " .

This was one o...

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I found it interesting too. I knew nothing about this.From: " Benton" <sarahbenton48@...>bird mites Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:25:56 PMSubject: Re: Anyone heard of Chagas Disease?

That was interesting. I'll have to google more information on it.

From: Aggi <aggi_assmann@...>bird mites Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3:04 PMSubject: Anyone heard of Chagas Disease?

Hi Guys,I have just detected an interesting German site, called "Rare Diseases".This was one of the first diseases I found there. Read it up on Wiki,if you are interested. It is also parasite-related.Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all of you !Chagas diseaseFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Chagas disease Classification and external resources Chagas disease ( / & #712; & #643; & #593; & #720; & #609; & #601;s/, Portuguese: [ & #712; & #643;a & #611; & #592; & #643;]; Portuguese: doença de Chagas, Spanish: enfermedad de Chagas-Mazza, mal de Chagas in both languages; also called American trypanosomiasis) is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae)

most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius, and Panstrongylus genera.[1] The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion and organ transplantation, ingestion of food contaminated with parasites, and from a mother to her fetus.[2]The symptoms of Chagas disease vary over the course of an infection. In the early, acute stage, symptoms are mild and usually produce no more than local swelling at the site of infection. The initial acute phase is responsive to antiparasitic treatments, with 60–90% cure rates. After 4–8 weeks, individuals with active infections enter the chronic phase of Chagas disease that is asymptomatic for 60–80% of chronically infected individuals through their lifetime. The antiparasitic treatments also appear to delay or prevent the development of disease symptoms during the chronic phase of the disease, but 20–40% of chronically infected individuals will still eventually develop life-threatening

heart and digestive system disorders. The currently available antiparasitic treatments for Chagas disease are benznidazole and nifurtimox, which can cause temporary side effects in many patients including skin disorders, brain toxicity, and digestive system irritation.[3][4][5]Chagas disease is contracted primarily in the Americas, particularly in poor, rural areas of Mexico, Central America, and South America; very rarely, the disease has originated in the Southern United States. The insects that spread the disease are known by various local names, including vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro (the barber) in Brazil, pito in Colombia, chinche in Central America, chipo in Venezuela, chupança, chinchorro, and "the kissing bug". It is estimated that as many as 8 to 11 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know they are infected. Large-scale population

movements from rural to urban areas of Latin America and to other regions of the world have increased the geographic distribution of Chagas disease, and cases have been noted in many countries, particularly in Europe.[4] Control strategies have mostly focused on eliminating the triatomine insect vector and preventing transmission from other sources.[1]

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Hi

Thank you .

sounds famliar, & a good reminder to keep up the integrated pest control ,

coating everything with borax , 1 cup per gal of water power & blowing 3 cups of

Arm & Hammer Powdered Laundry Detergent on the 4 sides of the home , mopping

every 3 days with borax & or lysol & Arm & Hammer Powdered Laundry Detergent

also 1cup per gal of wter. & coating everything with epsom salts cup & 3-4 cups

water, monthly, to deter bugs , even racoons are detered by epsom if it is

sprinkled around a garbage can, once the come by the can they will never

return. Probally the laxitive efeect of epsom.

God bless youu ,

Bill

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 9:30 PM EST Goldstein@... wrote:>I found it

interesting too. I knew nothing about this. >> Anyone heard of Chagas Disease? >>>>>>Hi Guys, >>I have

just detected an interesting German site, called " Rare Diseases " . >This was one

of the first diseases I found there. Read it up on Wiki,if you are interested.

It is also parasite-related. >>Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all of

you ! >>Chagas diseaseFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation,

search >Chagas disease

>Classification and external resources >>Chagas disease (

/ & #712; & #643; & #593; & #720; & #609; & #601;s/, Portuguese:

[ & #712; & #643;a & #611; & #592; & #643;]; Portuguese: doença de Chagas, Spanish:

enfermedad de Chagas-Mazza, mal de Chagas in both languages; also called

American trypanosomiasis) is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the

flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to

humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the

subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae) most commonly species belonging to the

Triatoma, Rhodnius, and Panstrongylus genera.[1] The disease may also be spread

through blood transfusion and organ transplantation, ingestion of food

contaminated with parasites, and from a mother to her fetus.[2] >>The symptoms

of Chagas disease vary over the course of an infection. In the early, acute

stage, symptoms are mild and usually produce no more than local swelling at the

site of

infection. The initial acute phase is responsive to antiparasitic treatments,

with 60–90% cure rates. After 4–8 weeks, individuals with active infections

enter the chronic phase of Chagas disease that is asymptomatic for 60–80% of

chronically infected individuals through their lifetime. The antiparasitic

treatments also appear to delay or prevent the development of disease symptoms

during the chronic phase of the disease, but 20–40% of chronically infected

individuals will still eventually develop life-threatening heart and digestive

system disorders. The currently available antiparasitic treatments for Chagas

disease are benznidazole and nifurtimox, which can cause temporary side effects

in many patients including skin disorders, brain toxicity, and digestive system

irritation.[3][4][5] >>Chagas disease is contracted primarily in the Americas,

particularly in poor, rural areas of Mexico, Central America, and South America;

very rarely, the

disease has originated in the Southern United States. The insects that spread

the disease are known by various local names, including vinchuca in Argentina,

Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro (the barber) in Brazil, pito in Colombia,

chinche in Central America, chipo in Venezuela, chupança, chinchorro, and " the

kissing bug " . It is estimated that as many as 8 to 11 million people in Mexico,

Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know

they are infected. Large-scale population movements from rural to urban areas of

Latin America and to other regions of the world have increased the geographic

distribution of Chagas disease, and cases have been noted in many countries,

particularly in Europe.[4] Control strategies have mostly focused on eliminating

the triatomine insect vector and preventing transmission from other sources.[1]

>>>>>>

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Bill-Interesting about the racoons. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!AandrayaOn Nov 23, 2011, at 9:32 PM, Doe <doe1769@...> wrote:

Hi

Thank you .

sounds famliar, & a good reminder to keep up the integrated pest control , coating everything with borax , 1 cup per gal of water power & blowing 3 cups of Arm & Hammer Powdered Laundry Detergent on the 4 sides of the home , mopping every 3 days with borax & or lysol & Arm & Hammer Powdered Laundry Detergent also 1cup per gal of wter. & coating everything with epsom salts cup & 3-4 cups water, monthly, to deter bugs , even racoons are detered by epsom if it is sprinkled around a garbage can, once the come by the can they will never return. Probally the laxitive efeect of epsom.

God bless youu ,

Bill

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 9:30 PM EST Goldstein@... wrote:>I found it interesting too. I knew nothing about this. >> Anyone heard of Chagas Disease? >>>>>>Hi Guys, >>I have just detected an interesting German site, called "Rare Diseases". >This was one of the first diseases I found there. Read it up on Wiki,if you are interested. It is also parasite-related. >>Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all of you ! >>Chagas diseaseFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search >Chagas disease

>Classification and external resources >>Chagas disease ( / & #712; & #643; & #593; & #720; & #609; & #601;s/, Portuguese: [ & #712; & #643;a & #611; & #592; & #643;]; Portuguese: doença de Chagas, Spanish: enfermedad de Chagas-Mazza, mal de Chagas in both languages; also called American trypanosomiasis) is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae) most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius, and Panstrongylus genera.[1] The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion and organ transplantation, ingestion of food contaminated with parasites, and from a mother to her fetus.[2] >>The symptoms of Chagas disease vary over the course of an infection. In the early, acute stage, symptoms are mild and usually produce no more than local swelling at the site of

infection. The initial acute phase is responsive to antiparasitic treatments, with 60–90% cure rates. After 4–8 weeks, individuals with active infections enter the chronic phase of Chagas disease that is asymptomatic for 60–80% of chronically infected individuals through their lifetime. The antiparasitic treatments also appear to delay or prevent the development of disease symptoms during the chronic phase of the disease, but 20–40% of chronically infected individuals will still eventually develop life-threatening heart and digestive system disorders. The currently available antiparasitic treatments for Chagas disease are benznidazole and nifurtimox, which can cause temporary side effects in many patients including skin disorders, brain toxicity, and digestive system irritation.[3][4][5] >>Chagas disease is contracted primarily in the Americas, particularly in poor, rural areas of Mexico, Central America, and South America; very rarely, the

disease has originated in the Southern United States. The insects that spread the disease are known by various local names, including vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro (the barber) in Brazil, pito in Colombia, chinche in Central America, chipo in Venezuela, chupança, chinchorro, and "the kissing bug". It is estimated that as many as 8 to 11 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know they are infected. Large-scale population movements from rural to urban areas of Latin America and to other regions of the world have increased the geographic distribution of Chagas disease, and cases have been noted in many countries, particularly in Europe.[4] Control strategies have mostly focused on eliminating the triatomine insect vector and preventing transmission from other sources.[1] >>>>>>

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My first Lyme doc tested me for this parasite. I was negative, but it is well known that these tests often do not detect parasites. It turned out I had babesia, a red blood cell parasite commonly present with Lyme. It was clinically diagnosed and the herx from treating it is rough. AandrayaOn Nov 23, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Benton <sarahbenton48@...> wrote:

That was interesting. I'll have to google more information on it.

From: Aggi <aggi_assmann@...>bird mites Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3:04 PMSubject: Anyone heard of Chagas Disease?

Hi Guys,I have just detected an interesting German site, called "Rare Diseases".This was one of the first diseases I found there. Read it up on Wiki,if you are interested. It is also parasite-related.Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all of you !Chagas diseaseFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Chagas disease Classification and external resources Chagas disease ( / & #712; & #643; & #593; & #720; & #609; & #601;s/, Portuguese: [ & #712; & #643;a & #611; & #592; & #643;]; Portuguese: doença de Chagas, Spanish: enfermedad de Chagas-Mazza, mal de Chagas in both languages; also called American trypanosomiasis) is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae (family Reduviidae)

most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius, and Panstrongylus genera.[1] The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion and organ transplantation, ingestion of food contaminated with parasites, and from a mother to her fetus.[2]The symptoms of Chagas disease vary over the course of an infection. In the early, acute stage, symptoms are mild and usually produce no more than local swelling at the site of infection. The initial acute phase is responsive to antiparasitic treatments, with 60–90% cure rates. After 4–8 weeks, individuals with active infections enter the chronic phase of Chagas disease that is asymptomatic for 60–80% of chronically infected individuals through their lifetime. The antiparasitic treatments also appear to delay or prevent the development of disease symptoms during the chronic phase of the disease, but 20–40% of chronically infected individuals will still eventually develop life-threatening

heart and digestive system disorders. The currently available antiparasitic treatments for Chagas disease are benznidazole and nifurtimox, which can cause temporary side effects in many patients including skin disorders, brain toxicity, and digestive system irritation.[3][4][5]Chagas disease is contracted primarily in the Americas, particularly in poor, rural areas of Mexico, Central America, and South America; very rarely, the disease has originated in the Southern United States. The insects that spread the disease are known by various local names, including vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro (the barber) in Brazil, pito in Colombia, chinche in Central America, chipo in Venezuela, chupança, chinchorro, and "the kissing bug". It is estimated that as many as 8 to 11 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know they are infected. Large-scale population

movements from rural to urban areas of Latin America and to other regions of the world have increased the geographic distribution of Chagas disease, and cases have been noted in many countries, particularly in Europe.[4] Control strategies have mostly focused on eliminating the triatomine insect vector and preventing transmission from other sources.[1]