We're not talking about mono. The "kissing bug" disease is not as cute as it sounds. It is actually what ended Darwin's life.
You guessed it, this disease is transimitted by the triatomine bugs also referred to as "kissing bugs". These little bugs pierce your skin to feed but leave parasite infected feces behind, leaving your bloodstream vulnerable to being entered by these parasites. The "Kissing Bug" Disease.
This causes Chagas disease. Darwin's Demise
Chagas disease is not often recognized by patients or physicians. But is very real and endemic in the Americas. It is often viewed as a foreign disease, but has made a home in the U.S.
Darwin died of congestive heart failure caused by Chagas, About one third of patients suffering from Chagas will develop cardiac abnormalities such as cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias and heart failure.
Blood banks only started screening for Chagas in 2007 and people often only find out they are infected when attempting to donate blood. The blood banks are continuously finding more and more cases of Chagas with zero ties to Latin America and increasing numbers of a species of kissing bugs native to the southern United States are being recognized as a transmitter of the disease.
It is concerning that the screening from blood banks only started 9 years ago. Blood for transfusions should be cleaned using ozone.
I.V. Ozone therapy is a frontline treatment for bacterial, fungal and viral conditions.
Physicians are lagging in their knowledge of the disease and often still perceive Chagas as a foreign disease, so much so, that there are growing numbers of cases where positive results for a screening of Chagas are dismissed as a false positive.
All patients and physicians must be aware of this because it is treatable. If you get a positive test result for Chagas disease even if just from the blood bank screening, it needs to be taken seriously. Do not let a physician tell you otherwise because a diagnosis requires testing beyond the blood bank screening.
Benznidazole can be used to treat the progression of Chagas disease. Treatment depends on patient factors such as age, disease progression, comorbidities and potential drug interactions. The treatment also causes some serious side effects so the pros and cons must be weighed with your physician.
In a recent study the drug was found to significantly reduce parasite load but did not aid in halting the advancement of cardiac damage after 5 years. Do not wait for progression of the disease to get treatment for your symtoms. Start treatment ASAP upon a positive Chagas screening.
If you are concerned about the possibility of Chaga's disease you can visit us at Second Nature Care and we will lead you in the right direction to better health. We work with great infectious disease doctors in the Tri-State area and we offer I.V. ozone treatment.
Always book an ozone treatment before any elective surgery and if you are coming out of rehab or the hospital make sure to book an ozone treatment to prevent infection.
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