What is the T. cruzi?
It is the parasite that transmits the Chagas disease. It belongs to the Trypanosomatidae family. It is a microscopic protozoan(animal of just one cell). It is classified in the Stercoraria section because is the only trypanosome transmitted via feces of its vector (kissing bugs or vinchucas) the rest of the trypanosomes are transmitted via saliva, these ones are classified in the Salivaria section as some other African Trypanosomes that transmit the “sleeping sickness”.
