Historically, physicians have used a procedure called xenodiagnosis to diagnose which of the following diseases?

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Xenodiagnosis is a procedure where uninfected insects (in this case, triatomine bugs) are allowed to feed on a patient's blood, and then the insects are examined for the presence of the infectious agent. This procedure is commonly used to diagnose Chagas' disease, a parasitic infection caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by the triatomine bug. The other diseases mentioned can be diagnosed using different methods.

Historically, Physicians Have Used a Procedure Called Xenodiagnosis to Diagnose