Chagas

Chagas disease, named after the Brazilian physician and infectologist Carlos Chagas, who first described it in 1909, is a human tropical parasitic disease which occurs in the Americas, particularly in South America. Its pathogenic agent is transmitted to humans and other mammals mostly by hematophagous insects, known by numerous common names varying by country, including assassin bug, benchuca, vinchuca, kissing bug, chipo, barbeiro, et cetera. Contact: chagasmetalchile@gmail.com