Chagas Disease

  • Vanderbilt University

    Cure in sight for kissing bug’s bite

    It’s possible to cure Chagas disease – a deadly tropical infection transmitted by “kissing bugs” – in a mouse model. Read More

    Feb 15, 2013

  • Vanderbilt University

    Cure in sight for kissing bug’s bite

    Kissing Bug (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by biting insects called “kissing bugs,” has begun to spread around the world, including the U.S. Yet current treatment is… Read More

    Feb 14, 2013