4. What is the vector of
Chagas’ disease? How is the
disease transmitted?

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
The vector of Chagas’ is its
intermediate host, triatomine bug. The
main is Triatoma infestans.

Hemipteran , like triatiomines,
have sucking parts that can be
to suck blood from or
organic fluids from .The vectors
of Chagas’ disease hematophagous
hemipterans that have habits.
The blood-sucking bugs
infected when they bite contaminated
person. The parasites multiply
within the bug and are eliminated
with feces. When a contaminated
bites another person it
near the bite site the
released protozoans can into
the definitive host mucosae or
through the wound. Wild and
domestic can also bevessels
for disease.