For this case study, it was important to note that the patient had been experiencing these reactions after receiving a bug bite. The fact that she was located in El Salvador is also useful information. It was interesting to find out that although her symptoms were somewhat mild, others could experience far worse symptoms such as enlarged liver, spleen, and heart. These bits of information, along with the fact that she experienced fever, red skin rash, and extreme swelling around her eye, led me to think this patient has been bitten by the “kissing bug,” carrying Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is found in the feces of the “kissing bug” where it is entered into the wound created by the bite of this bug. The bugs get their name from the fact that
