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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Warpy

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1. i used to see rural black kids down south with the lesions.

Reply to Roverticus (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 05:22 PM

Aug 2012

I only found out what they were from much later.

The good news is that we have antiparasitic drugs to treat it. The bad news is that no one is diagnosed until they start running into real trouble.

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Chagas: one bite now, causes heart failure 20 years later [View all] Roverticus Aug 2012 OP

i used to see rural black kids down south with the lesions. Warpy Aug 2012 #1

How does the parasite procreate once in the body??? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #2