Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Summer 2015
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Public Health, Parasites
Subject Categories
Medical Pathology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Parasitic Diseases
Abstract
Chagas Disease is starting to make a profound entrance into our communities within the United States. The influx of the immigrant population is the principal cause of the accumulation in the number of reported cases. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). The Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasite that causes Chagas disease. The triatomine blood sucking insect enjoys the mucosal membranes of their pray, both humans and animals. The most common regions of the penetrating bite are the conjunctiva of the eye or around the mouth. It is through the feces of the vector entering the inoculation site that initiates the parasitic life cycle.
Recommended Citation
Metzger, Angela, "Chagas Disease: Immigrating into the United States" (2015). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 64.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/64