Question

What is the average incubation period of Chagas’ disease? What are some signs and symptoms of the acute phase of Chagas’ disease?

Answer 1

Answer:

• Chagas disease is a vector borne parasitic disease and it is also known as American trypanosomiasis.
• Chagas disease is caused by the bite of the triatomine bug (protist Trypanosoma cruzi).
• This disease was discovered in 1909 and is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas.

Average incubation period of Chaga's disease is:

The incubation period is 7-10 days but can be 20-40 days if transmission was by blood transfusion

Signs and symptoms of the acute phase of Chaga's disease are:

• Swelling of the eye
• tiredness
• fever
• rash
• loss of apetite