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    ### Instruction:
    What is (are) Parasites - American Trypanosomiasis (also known as Chagas Disease) ?
    ### Response:
    Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors that are found only in the Americas (mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread). Chagas disease (T. cruzi infection) is also referred to as American trypanosomiasis.
    