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A parasitic infection called Chagas disease has been dubbed the "new AIDS" of the Americas and is caused by a blood-sucking insect. Like AIDS, the illness is difficult to detect and has a long remission period. It spreads through blood transfusions and from mother to child. It enlarges the heart or intestines so much that they can burst\x97causing sudden death.

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