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* Living in Central or South America
* Living in Central or South America
* Poverty
* Poverty
* Receiving a blood transfusion from a person who carries the parasite but does not have active Chagas disease
* Receiving a [[blood transfusion]] from a person who carries the parasite but does not have active Chagas disease


==References==
==References==

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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

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