…hrough blood transfusions or, less commonly, from mother to child. All blood banks in the U.S. and Latin America screen for traces of the disease. Most blood banks in the U.S began screening for it in 2007. Chagas disease is usually transmitted from the bite of blood-sucking insects that release a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi into the person’s bloodstream. Chagas disease, a little-know…
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Michael Adebolajo named as suspect over Lee Rigby killing in Woolwich attackMichael Adebolajo, 28, and an unnamed accomplice are believed to have knocked off duty Drummer Lee Rigby down with a Vauxhall Tigra as he walked back to the Woolwich Barracks…
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