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To: Clappy who wrote (28638)	8/13/2000 1:15:44 PM
From: dustcatcher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

Clappy: Thanks for the long story. I don't know where I found about tight beds--it's been too long ago--but I'm always happy to be corroborated. There is a bug in South America called the vinchuca (I have probably misspelled that one) that bites sleeping people (and animals for that matter). The preferred place to bite is near the eye (often of children) , probably because the skin is thin there. The doggone thing is the size of a Japanese beetle and hides in roof thatch. The main problem with it is that it carries "Chagas' disease" (named after its discoverer). That disease can cause swelling and distortion of tissues, neurological and gastrointestinal problems and, eventually affects the heart. It is endemic in Central as well as South America and a high proportion of those who live under thatched roofs are affected. This is far worse than those bed bugs we don't want to bite us! Once upon a time my boss (a physician) was very interested in control of the vinchuca and spent a lot of time in Argentina and Bolivia because of that. Anything else you don't want to know? ---Jack---