Chagas Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and How It’s Managed
From insect bites to chronic complications, here’s what you need to know about Chagas disease.
2. Other Ways to Contract Chagas Disease
Pregnant women who are infected can pass the parasite to their unborn children. People can become infected by consuming food or drinks contaminated with the parasite. In rare cases, blood transfusions from infected donors can transmit the disease, and laboratory workers handling the parasite have occasionally been exposed. Spending time in areas where wild animals, such as raccoons, carry the parasite can increase the risk of exposure.
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