Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
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American Trypanosomiasis orChagas DiseaseTrypanosoma cruziReservoir: Rodents, opossums,armadillosVector: night feeding reduviid bugs (kissing bugs)Symptoms in 1% <strong>of</strong> infected. Acute phase (feveretc.) to chronic phase (heart damage)Antigenic variation persistent evasion <strong>of</strong>immune system Cyclic parasitemia(7-10 days)Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings