T. cruzi isn’t passed from person to person like a cold or flu. Instead, the parasite is spread by triatomine bugs, also known as “kissing bugs.” More information:
Centers for Diseases Control: “Bed Bugs FAQ,” “Parasites – Lice,” “Definition of Ringworm,” “Fungal nail infections,” “Malaria - FAQs,” “About Parasites,” “Taeniasis,” “Parasites - Cysticercosis Treatment,” “Parasites - Cysticercosis,” “Parasites - Giardia,” “Parasites - Giardia FAQs,” “Trichomoniasis Fact Sheet,” “Cryptosporidium Infection - General Public,” “Dientamoeba fragilis FAQs,” “Parasites - Scabies,” “Scabies - FAQs,” “Naegleria fowleri - Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis ,”...
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: “Parasitic Roundworm Disease,” “Ascariasis,” “Hookworm Disease,” “Pinworm Infection,” “Strongyloidiasis,” “Trichinosis,” “Whipworm Disease FAQs.”Medscape: “Cryptosporidiosis”
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