Another potentially devastating vector-borne illness in Alabama.
"If infected with the parasite, a person can contract Chagas disease, which left untreated, could result in sudden death."
"An interesting thing to note is that the map comprises a generality of all species, but only two are native to Georgia (T. sanguisuga and T. lecticularia) and only one species is native to Alabama (Triatoma sanguisuga)."