Message #586577

[Semmes]

Yes, a mammal can contract Chagas disease from kissing bugs (triatomine bugs) by consuming water or food contaminated with the insect's feces, which contain the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite. While the most common route is the feces entering a bite wound or mucous membrane, ingestion of infected feces or the bug itself is a recognized, albeit less common, transmission route.


….from AI