Posted on 07/28/2014 7:10:07 PM PDT by Dallas59
Our pediatrician in Tucson was bit in her house on her couch by a kissing bug. She didn’t realize it until after the fact. She had an allergic reaction and nearly died. Thankfully, her husband is also a doc, and they made it to the hospital in time. She wanted us to know about these little critters just in case.
To all the uncontrolled alien invasion lovers...thanks a lot, you jerks.
No, the “principal vector” (quoting) is Rhodnius prolixus. Wikipedia has more information here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagas_disease
Scroll down a little for a photo of the Chagas beetle.
It’s called a kissing bug because it often poops on a person/ animal’s mouth (I want to say seeking moisture there, but it was long ago I read about it). The person scratches or rubs their mouth & pushes the feces into their mouth. I’m not sure if the transmission is the same with animals.
All of the produce & goods produced in Mexico, Central & South America? There’s your carrier; the produce itself & foreign shipments.
(I had one of my dogs tested for Chagas- among many other things, in 2010 because of unexplained lameness)
“...The CDC has said that they believe most of the people infected with Chagas got the parasite in Mexico or South America before coming to the U.S....”
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This single sentence tells you everything you need to know. Another step in the Obama regime’s campaign to weaken America is accomplished.
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