(NewsNation) — A new disease has caught the attention of epidemiologists after spreading to more than half the states in the U.S.

Chagas disease was recently discovered in California, and led to between 70,000-100,000 people being infected, the most of any population. Why? The parasite and vector live in the area, resulting in many homegrown cases.

Epidemiologists have called on the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to label the disease an endemic, with hopes of spreading awareness and funding to begin studying it.

What is Chagas disease? How can the disease be transmitted? What are the symptoms of the disease?

What is Chagas disease?

Chagas disease is caused by an infection from the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Trypanosoma cruzi lives in a bl

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