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| - | ‘Plastered | + | ‘Kissing bug’ disease is here to stay in the US, experts say. Here’s why it’s spreading [[https:// |
| - | FanDuel, too, told CNN it views sports betting as a form of entertainment. | + | Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in the United States, experts say – and without recognition that it’s a constant presence in some parts of the country, more people will suffer unnecessarily. |
| - | “We want our customers to think of their time and budgets | + | A report |
| - | But at least some bettors try to leverage it into income — like Colby Aaron Wells, now 33, who began sports betting in Tennessee nearly | + | “We’ve been waiting forever; all of us Chagas people have been waiting for people |
| + | The World Health Organization considers Chagas a neglected tropical disease, and the Pan American Health Organization says it is endemic – with a constant presence or usual prevalence – in 21 other countries in the Americas, not including the United States. Chagas is one of the leading causes of heart disease in Latin America, and it causes more disability than other insect-borne infections, even more than malaria and Zika, studies show. | ||
| - | He said he was “working his butt off” at a landscaping job at the time, and he thought he could make a little extra money to pay the bills. | + | Chagas largely spreads when triatomine bugs, commonly known as kissing bugs, bite a human while they’re sleeping. The bug defecates in that bite or on a person’s face, and the person unwittingly wipes the feces into their eyes, nose or mouth. The feces can carry a parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, that causes |
| - | In Wells’ years of app betting, including after sports betting was legalized more widely, there were months when he did win thousands of dollars. Twice, the app company BetMGM even comped him free rooms in Las Vegas for betting so much. | + | Chagas can also spread through contaminated food or blood, organ transplants and pregnancy. |
| - | But there were also many losses. Wells says he could have bought and paid off a house in Tennessee with the amount of money he lost, and he has since quit playing altogether. BetMGM declined CNN’s request for comment. | + | Early symptoms can include fever, body aches, headaches, rash, vomiting |
| - | All three young men interviewed for this story believed they had a competitive edge because | + | According to the CDC, about 20% to 30% of people who’ve been infected develop more serious problems like long-term digestive and nervous system conditions, heart failure, stroke |
| - | And though they’ve stopped gambling, they say the incessant advertising for sports betting is difficult to avoid. They see promotions like “bet $5 and get $150,” and they know just how easy it is to get sucked | + | If it’s caught early, the disease can be cured with benznidazole or nifurtimox, medicines that kill the parasite. But the drugs become less effective the longer a person has been infected, and most people remain unaware of the disease. Many doctors don’t think to look for it in patients in the US, the new report noted. |
| - | “The amount | + | In fact, some people who are infected find out some time later, when they donate blood, since the US has been testing its blood supply for Chagas since 2007. |
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| + | A health inspector holds a beaked bug ( Triatoma dimidiata ) in Carpenter , Department | ||
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| + | ‘Kissing bug’ disease more deadly than thought | ||
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| + | Surveillance is limited, but the CDC estimates that about 280,000 people in the US have Chagas at any given time. It’s unclear how many have the more serious form of the disease or how many deaths are caused by Chagas each year. | ||
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| + | Scientists have found kissing bugs in 32 states, the new report says. The blood-sucking insect mostly lives in warmer Southern states, but with climate change causing more bug-friendly temperatures, | ||
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| + | Scientistst have identified at least 17 states with infected mammals, including Virginia opossums, raccoons, banded armadillos, striped skunks, coyotes and wood rats, according to the latest report. Veterinarians have seen infections in zoo animals and pets, including cats, dogs and a horse. | ||
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| + | Doctors have reported Chagas cases in humans in eight states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, | ||
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