How to Use Chagas disease in a Sentence
Chagas disease
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Is there a vaccine for Chagas disease?
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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What are the symptoms of Chagas disease?
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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What are the symptoms of Chagas disease?
—Greta Cross, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Should you get tested for Chagas disease?
—Greta Cross, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Who should get tested for Chagas disease?
—Greta Cross, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Who should get tested for Chagas disease?
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Here’s what to know about the deadly kissing bug and Chagas disease.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
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Chagas disease is caused by the parasite present in deadly kissing bugs.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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Using a small sample of blood work, lab tests can determine Chagas disease.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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There is currently no vaccine for Chagas disease.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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See the states where Chagas disease has been reported in humans and animals – and what else to know as cases emerge.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Chagas disease symptoms include swollen eyelids, fever, diarrhea and loss of appetite.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Chagas disease symptoms include swollen eyelids, fever, diarrhea and loss of appetite.
—Greta Cross, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Chagas disease can cause severe fatigue in early stages in addition to heart and digestive problems in the chronic stage.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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The insect has been reported in 32 states, with eight of those states reporting cases of Chagas disease.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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Signs and symptoms The first stage of Chagas disease, called the acute phase, happens shortly after infection.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Human cases of Chagas disease reported in 8 states.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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In its early stages, Chagas disease can be cured with antiparasitic medications.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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The research team is calling for Chagas disease to be reclassified from nonendemic to endemic.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Chagas disease is now prevalent enough to be considered an endemic, or a regularly occurring disease.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms of Chagas disease include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and eyelid swelling.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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The triatomine bug, often called the kissing bug, carries a parasite that causes Chagas disease, which can cause severe heart and digestive problems.
—Eva Flowe may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
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Rural regions of North, South and Central America are home to Chagas disease.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, if a family member has been diagnosed with Chagas disease, you should get tested, too.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms There are two phases of symptoms from Chagas disease, according to the WHO.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, according to the CDC.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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At the moment, there are no vaccines or drugs that can prevent someone from getting Chagas disease, according to the CDC.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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The insects, actually named triatomine bugs, have been spotted in Indiana over the past decade, but so far there haven't been any reports of Chagas disease in the state.
—Greta Cross, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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These include every protein that the human body produces as well as proteins involved in key human diseases, such as Covid, malaria, and Chagas disease.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, if a family member has been diagnosed with Chagas disease, you should get tested.
—Greta Cross, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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