World Chagas Disease Day

IN NEWS:

World Chagas Disease Day  is being observed for the first time On April 14^th

CHAGAS DISEASE:

• Also known as American trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease is a vector-borne illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi)
• It is found mainly in endemic areas of 21 continental Latin American countries.
• It is mostly transmitted to humans by contact with faeces or urine of triatomine bugs, known as 'kissing bugs'.
• It is named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, a Brazilian physician and researcher who discovered the disease in 1909.
• Though life threatening, it is a curable disease.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Chagas disease, sometimes seen in recent news:  

1. It is an infectious disease found commonly in Latin America
2. The first World Chagas Disease Day was observed in April, 2020

Choose the correct statements from the codes given below:  

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to Prelims question