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Chaga’s disease, also known as a “kiss error” disease, is now an endemic US.
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The disease was detected in the north as Pennsylvania.
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Chaga’s disease can be fatal if it is left untreated.
According to the new centers of disease control and prevention (CDC), 32 American states have been found deadly “kiss mistake” disease, which was once limited to Central and South America, now widespread US Chaga disease.
The disease caused by a parasite prevalent through triathomine errors in manure can cause fatal heart complications if it is left unnoticed. Because the disease is not historically widespread in this country and can be asymptomatic, proper diagnosis can be difficult. “If you get it in the US, no one thinks about Chaga’s illnesses,” says Thomas Russo, MD, professor and head of infectious diseases at Bafal University in New York.
This is where these “kiss mistakes” have been discovered, as well as how to notice signs of Chaga’s disease.
Meet the experts: Thomas Russo, Md, is a professor and leader at the University of Buffalo in New York; Expert of infectious Diseases Amesh A. Adalja, Md, is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins Health Security Center; Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D. is an associated director of the Cornell integrated pest management community and the city’s IPM; Norman L. Beatty, Mdis an infectious disease specialist and associate professor at the University of Florida Medicine
Where did Chaga’s disease spread in the US?
The new CDC report is called “endemic”, which means that it is now being spread regularly in the US, which are states where human infections have been discovered:
The animals of these states were also diagnosed with Chaga’s disease:
And the triathomine error has been found in 32 states, including those in the northern prior to Pennsylvania and Wyoming. However, these kisses are usually found in the southern US, according to Norman L. Beatty, MD, an infectious disease specialist, associate professor of the main report of the CDC report and the University of Florida University at the University of Florida. “It was known that some regions have a greater effect of these vectors because of the species found in the area,” he says. “There are several species that tend to invade home looking for a blood meal. It could of your dog or cat or even people living inside.”
What is Chaga’s disease and how does it spread?
Chaga’s disease causes parasite Trypanosoma CruziIs it And usually spreads in contact with triathomine errors through CDC. Triathomine error, also known as a “kiss error”, bites and suck blood from animals and humans, and passes the parasite during his throws.
“The parasite is actually not transmitted by a bite,” explains dr. Russso. “They are also sinking and the bite area itching. You rub the area and inoculate the stools into that wound. That’s how you will infect.” (You can also develop a chagha disease if the manure gets into your eyes or mouth, he says.)
Symptoms of Chaga disease
There are two phases of Chaga disease: an acute phase and a chronic phase. The acute phase occurs within the first few weeks or months after you are infected with CDC. Some people may not have symptoms at all, while others may have the following signs of the disease:
Most people also have no symptoms for the chronic disease phase, but up to 30% of the infected people also have serious health problems with CDC. This includes:
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Heart problemslike an enlarged heart, heart failure, altered heart rate or rhythm or sudden death
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Digestive problemsas an enlarged esophagus or colon. This can cause problems when eating or going to the bathroom.
Why is Chaga’s disease fatal?
The chronic phase of the disease is a potentially fatal part, says Amesh A. Adalja, MD, Johns Hopkins Health Security Center Senior Scientist. “Concerning Chaga’s disease is its chronic phase when it affects the heart and reduces its ability to function,” he says.
People in the chronic phase of Chaga may have stroke or central nervous system problems, says Dr. Russso. “The chronic phase is where there is morbidity and mortality,” he says.
According to CDC estimates, about 280,000 people in the US suffer from Chaga disease and do not know.
What if you notice a kiss error
Kissing mistakes are usually between ½ inch to an inch length, says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., Cornell Integrated Pest Management Community and City IPM Associated Director.
“They can be dark brown or black and have pink or orange signs,” she says. “They are an hourglass with a much wider tummy than the chest and have a long cone -shaped head.” Gangloff-kaufmann says adult kisses have two pairs of wings, neatly folded at the top of the abdomen.
“Kissing mistakes in the US look like a few insects we usually know as ‘killer mistakes,'” says Dr. Beatty. “The appearance of the head is a” cone nose “with two large joint eyes, and the kiss mistakes or blood sucking straw is completely straight and held under the head when not fed. Sun, ”says dr. Beatty.
According to the Texas State Health Services Department (TDSHS), these mistakes usually go out at night and are attracted to light. If you notice a kiss error outdoors, Gangloff-Kaufmann recommends avoiding it. “If you find a kiss mistake indoors … You can assemble it in a jar and freeze to kill or chop, but be careful not to go inside,” she says. “There is a low risk of exposure to organisms causing the disease, but especially in the southern states, not zero.” (Dr. Beatty says that commercially available pesticides work well from kissing mistakes.)
It is also important to thoroughly clean all areas when the error comes into contact with 10% bleach and 90% water solution, depending on TDSH.
And if you notice that kisses have been in your home, Gangloff-Kaufmann recommends sealing openings around doors, windows, wires and pipes so that they are not in the future.
Treatment of Chaga’s disease
There are anti-parasitic treatments associated with Chaga’s disease, but dr. Russso says they work best when they are given early. These include drug benznidazole and nifurtimox. In addition, doctors will usually treat symptoms, says dr. Adalja.
“The farther you go to the north, the less common this mistake is,” says Dr. Rusa. “But with climate change, we will probably see more cases.”
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