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[[Chagas disease]] is endemic in the Latin American region and is common in the lower socio-economic group. | [[Chagas disease]] is endemic in the Latin American region and is common in the lower socio-economic group. | ||
==Risk | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Risk factors for Chagas disease include: | Risk factors for Chagas disease include: | ||
* Living in a hut where reduvid bugs live in the walls | * Living in a hut where reduvid bugs live in the walls | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Chagas disease is endemic in the Latin American region and is common in the lower socio-economic group.
Risk Factors
Risk factors for Chagas disease include:
- Living in a hut where reduvid bugs live in the walls
- Living in Central or South America
- Poverty
- Receiving a blood transfusion from a person who carries the parasite but does not have active Chagas disease