Chagas Disease: Texas Faces New Deadly Outbreak Amidst the Covid Pandemic

Texas is now engaged in a major conflict with Covid-19. However, it will not be the only sickness the state will have to cope with within 2021. The state also faces a possible outbreak of Chagas Disease.

Chagas disease is spread mainly by infected kissing bugs' excrement. When a blood-feeding kissing insect bites a person or an animal, it may defecate at the bite site, as well as near an eye, mouth, or nose, and leave its excrement nearby. Because the parasite is in the feces, it enters the bloodstream and causes sickness when a person or animal scratches the area.

The most common signs of severe Chagas disease, according to the CDC, include heart failure, an enlarged heart, an abnormal heart rate/rhythm, and cardiac arrest. It's crucial to remember that it can be both lifelong and life-threatening if the infection isn't treated.

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