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Chagas disease confirmed in California, raising concerns for Bay Area Added: Sep 4, 2025
Chagas disease confirmed in California, raising concerns for Bay Area
Site: SFGATE
A UCSF infectious disease expert called the disease "dangerous."
A parasitic disease endemic to Latin America has now been confirmed in California, according to state health officials, and experts are worried it could come to the Bay Area soon. Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that is typically spread via the triatomine bug, also known as the kissing bug. The infection spreads when an insect that contains the parasite feeds on a host and their feces gets into the bite site. The disease affects more than 7 million people worldwide and causes over 10,000 deaths every year, according to the World Health Organization. Early or “acute” Chagas can first appear with swelling around the eye, fever or rashes, but the long-term risks are more serious, Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease expert at UC San Francisco, explained to SFGATE. “Chronic Chagas can be dangerous,” Gandhi noted. The disease can lead to heart problems, including fibrosis that disrupts the heart’s electrical system and congestive heart failure, as well as the enlargement of the esophagus, which can cause swallowing difficulties and other complications. Increasing infections have been found as more kissing bugs carry the parasite in Los Angeles and San Diego counties, as first reported by the LA Times. With insects carrying the disease in Southern California, Gandhi said the likelihood of the disease spreading throughout the rest of the state is high. SFGATE reached out to the California Department of Public Health for a statement but did not hear back before the time of publication. There are native triatomine bugs throughout most of California. These insects are found in rural, foothill and mountainous areas of the state, often nesting with wood rats, Gandhi said. While officials have not yet been detected the parasite locally, Gandhi said it could be “really terrible” if kissing bugs with the parasite make their way up north to the Bay Area. “Once the bug is here, and it’s in these bugs… it can spread quick,” she said. At the same time, San Francisco health officials stressed that the disease hasn’t spread to the city. “Currently there are no signs of increased activity of Chagas disease in San Francisco,” the SF Department of Public Health told SFGATE in a statement. Gandhi said that her UCSF clinic routinely screens immigrants from regions where Chagas is more common, using blood tests to check for antibodies. She noted that this type of screening is standard practice for patients from endemic areas but not for people living in California, even though the disease has been found in the state. Early detection for Chagas is key. At the first sign of infection, treatments like antiparasitic medications can be used to stop the parasite and reduce the risk of long-term complications. Gandhi urged Californians, especially those living and camping in rural areas, to get checked for the disease if they have swelling around the eyes after bug bites, which can signal an early infection. — Calif. high school forfeits entire football season as it faces scandal— Wildfire near Yosemite tears through historic Gold Rush town— Private plane spotted along West Coast, sparking rumors— Calif. scout troop stumbles onto hiker lost in Sierra Nevada Sign up for daily SFGATE breaking news alerts here. Google now allows you to add preferred news sources. Set SFGATE as one of yours to see more of us when you search.
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Lauren Chen Breaks Silence On Tenet Media, PROOF Biden DOJ Fabricated Russia Smears | Tim Pool - YouTube Added: Sep 4, 2025
Lauren Chen Breaks Silence On Tenet Media, PROOF Biden DOJ Fabricated Russia Smears | Tim Pool
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Trump Launches Military Strike On Venezuela Drug Boat, Kills 11 Narco Terrorists
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Trump Kills 11 Narco Terrorists, Democrats Warn War With Venezuela Coming | Timcast IRL
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Poland State Visit at the White House
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SpaceX has to hit these key milestones to ready Starship for prime time | Digital Trends
Added: Sep 4, 2025SpaceX has to hit these key milestones to ready Starship for prime time
Site: Digital Trends
The commercial spaceflight company led by Elon Musk certainly has its work cut out.
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The Space Review: Back in the win column Added: Sep 4, 2025
The Space Review: Back in the win column
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Have You Seen This? Beneath the launch pad as Starship rocket takes off | KSL.com
Added: Sep 4, 2025Have You Seen This? Beneath the launch pad as Starship rocket takes off
Video shows the blastoff of SpaceX's Starship from a distance, but another video provides a fiery glimpse from under the rocket thrusters.
STARBASE, Texas — Watching a rocket launch from afar seems amazing enough. Imagine the view from under the launch pad.SpaceX's 403-foot-tall Starship system lifted off from southern Texas last week.Widely seen footage showed the blastoff from a distance, but another video provides a fiery view from a camera on the launch mount under the rocket thrusters. Commenters seemed impressed, calling it "really cool footage from below" and pointing out that the camera view is arguably as amazing as the launch itself."I'm not sure which is more mind-blowing, the rocket or the camera that can record that up-close without any damage," one commenter mused.Once in space, Starship successfully deployed its first batch of eight mock Starlink satellites. It also tested new heat shield tiles on its plunge back through Earth's atmosphere about an hour after liftoff.This 10th test flight broke a streak of three previous testing failures.Have You Seen This? World's highest bridge in China offers dizzying views of ground below If you're prone to vertigo, be careful on the Huajiang Canyon Bridge in China.
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Police Corruption In Chicago
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Intel Arc Pro B50 Review A 16GB SFF Mini GPU - ServeTheHome Added: Sep 4, 2025
Intel Arc Pro B50 Review A 16GB SFF Mini GPU
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In our Intel Arc Pro B50 review, we see how Intel succeeded in making a really attractive 16GB low-profile and quiet GPU at only $349 list
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David Pakman Has Left The Left, Says He Is Redpilled On Some Issues | Tim Pool
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First Lady Melania Trump Hosts a Meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education
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