Chagas Disease – Preventing the deadly kiss

Diseases & Diagnoses
19/08/2024 11 min Temporada 2 Episodio 6

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Episode Synopsis

Chagas disease is caused by an infection of a protozoa called Trypanosoma cruzi. The protozoa is spread by triatomine insects, better known as "kissing bugs". In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez and Dr. Cathy Campbell chat with Carlos Rodriguez, epidemiology and informatics manager, about the disease, TVMDL's testing options, and some of the data behind serology tests.

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