The bug tends to defecate as it feeds, and the protozoan occurs in its feces. There is no known cure. Interestingly, it is believed that Darwin died from Chagas disease. Yes, Monteverde is a pretty gloomy place to live at times. In most tropical places, there are distinct wet and dry seasons.
Wet season is obviously a very rainy period.
The windy-misty season is also wet, but more from cloud mist than rain. It gets its name from the trade winds, which drop to a lower altitude during these two months. Because Monteverde exists on top of a mountain with lots of open sea on either side, this is a windy place 90 percent of the year. Last year, the winds started tearing the roof off of my house. I spent every morning picking up the pieces and every afternoon putting them back in place with bricks to hold them down.