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A Parasite in the Blood Supply
American sleeping sickness, or Chagas disease, is caused by a parasite, and it can be transmitted through organ or blood donation.
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Kissing Bug – Disease Vector
The kissing bug, an insect of many names, lives close to people in Central and South America and sucks their blood, transmitting Chagas disease in the process.
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Disease Vectors
Many invertebrates can carry micro-organisms that cause diseases, but there are several ways of looking at this.
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Kissing Bugs
All Kissing Bugs feed on blood, and those that prefer human blood can carry a serious disease. Charles Darwin's debilitating illness was probably caused by one.
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Undiagnosed Diseases Among U.S. Poor
Physicians in the U.S. frequently overlook tropical diseases states the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Parasites are sources of many childhood diseases.
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Charles Darwin
Born in Shrewsbury Charles Darwin changed how we view ourselves. This article contains background information and links to help us understand Darwin and the controversy surrounding his theory of natural selection.
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