A Brazilian who left poverty and moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago has died suddenly of heart failure. Autopsy showed cardiomyopathy due to Chagas' disease. Which vector transferred the trypanosomes?

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Chagas' disease (South American trypanosomiasis) is transmitted by reduviid bugs that defecate as they bite. The trypanosome is actually in the feces, which is scratched into the bite site. Reduviid bugs are also called kissing, assassin, or cone-nosed bugs.

A Brazilian Who Left Poverty and Moved to Los Angeles