infection

As a young child Emiliana Rodríguez recalls watching friends play a nighttime game of soccer, where one of the players suddenly dropped dead on the field. Not knowing what had happened, the Bolivian-born Rodríguez grew fearful of the night, afraid of the silent killer called Chagas, the “monster” she was told only comes out at night. Chagas is a different kind of monster, a … [Read more...] about These bugs come out at nighttime, and attacking victims, they silently kill or leave them with a lifelong infection