查加斯病，又稱美洲錐蟲病，是由寄生蟲「克魯氏錐蟲」引起的被忽略的熱帶疾病。這種疾病主要透過「親吻蟲」（錐獵椿科昆蟲）傳播，牠們在叮咬時排出帶有寄生蟲的糞便。除了蟲媒傳播，查加斯病還能透過輸血、口服甚至母嬰垂直傳播。全球有數百萬人受影響，其中約三成會發展為嚴重的查加斯心肌病，成為拉丁美洲心臟衰竭的主因之一。本影片將深入探討查加斯病的傳播途徑、症狀、在美國日益增長的本土案例，以及氣候變遷如何影響其傳播風險。了解這種疾病，是我們共同對抗全球健康挑戰的第一步。

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