Non-pathogenicity: Trypanosoma rangeli infections in humans are typically asymptomatic or cause only mild, transient symptoms. Unlike Trypanosoma cruzi, which can lead to Chagas disease with serious cardiac and gastrointestinal complications, Trypanosoma rangeli infections do not typically result in chronic illness or severe disease in humans.
Coinfection with Trypanosoma cruzi: In regions where Chagas disease is endemic, individuals may be coinfected with both Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli. Coinfection with Trypanosoma rangeli has been suggested to have a protective effect against severe forms of Chagas disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, potentially reducing the risk of cardiac complications.
Transmitted by Triatomine Bugs: Like Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma rangeli is transmitted to humans and other mammals through the bites of infected triatomine bugs (also known as "kissing bugs"). However, the transmission dynamics and epidemiology of Trypanosoma rangeli differ from those of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Limited Clinical Impact: Due to its low pathogenicity in humans, Trypanosoma rangeli infections are not typically associated with significant health impacts or clinical manifestations. Infections may go unnoticed or be detected incidentally during diagnostic testing for other conditions.
Research and Surveillance: Despite its relatively benign nature, Trypanosoma rangeli is of interest to researchers studying trypanosomiasis and vector-borne diseases. Surveillance efforts may be conducted to monitor the prevalence and distribution of Trypanosoma rangeli in regions where it is endemic.
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Different labs use different software to read the sample. See this post for more details.
One lab may say you have none, another may say you have a lot! - This may be solely due to the software they are using to estimate.
We deem lab specific values using values from the KM method for each specific lab to be the most reliable.
Lab | Frequency | UD-Low | UD-High | KM Low | KM High | Lab Low | Lab High | Mean | Median | Standard Deviation | Box Plot Low | Box Plot High | KM Percentile Low | KM Percentile High |
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Other Labs | 0.04 | 0 | 3200 | 3200 | 3200 | 3200 | 3200 | 0 %ile | 99 %ile |
Source of Ranges | Low Boundary | High Boundary | Low Boundary %age | High Boundary %age |
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es-xenogene | 3.125 % | 0.32 % | % | 1.0 | 32 |
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