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Chagas disease

life science Maturity 11-13

Small bugs can make people sick.

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Triatoma infestans - ZSM.jpg
These bugs bite at night. They can spread a tiny germ. This germ can hurt your heart.
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Chagoma.jpg
It is good to use bed nets. Can you stay safe from bugs?

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Chagoma.jpg
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Trypanosoma cruzi LifeCycle.gif
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Triatoma infestans - ZSM.jpg
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Heart pathology Chagas disease.JPG
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T. cruzi trypomastigotes in peripheral...
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NECT treatment (cropped).jpg
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Chagas2011Map.jpg
File:2016 Chagas Disease DALYs.svg
2016 Chagas Disease DALYs.svg
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Carlos Chagas.png
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