“Rare Infection Threatens To Spread in Blood Supply.”
“Rare Infection Threatens To Spread in Blood Supply.”
A new infection is now threatening the United States. It is called Cheagas, and it is popular in South America. Cheagas is a parasite infection that is getting spread by blood transfusions. There is no effective treatment or vaccine for Cheagas. It was named after a Brazilian doctor who described it in 1909, Carlos Cheagas. The original patient gets infected by a certain bug. The bug bites you when you are asleep, then it drops