The problem is that many doctors are unfamiliar with Chagas disease, and that this bug lives in Louisiana, especially in wooded areas, and around wood piles, chicken coops, dog kennels, and rodent ...

Kissing bug disease, which causes everything from a furious, excruciating itch to a sudden stroke or deadly heart attack, is endemic in the United States, a new report said. In other words, Chagas ...

A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) suggests blood-sucking ‘kissing bugs’ have carried a dangerous parasite across 32 U.S. states. The report suggests as many as 300,000 people ...

(Gray News) - Cases of Chagas disease, a potentially fatal condition caused by an infected triatomine insect or “kissing bug,” are on the rise in the United States, according to the Centers for ...

Kissing bugs may sound romantic, but Arizona locals know there’s nothing sweet about them. These insects earned their nickname because they often bite around the mouth and eyes, and visually, they are ...

The parasitic infection — which is actually called Chagas disease but earned the nickname because it’s spread by so-called kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs — drew public attention recently after a new ...

Some health officials now believe Chagas disease, spread through contact with "kissing bugs," has reached epidemic levels, requiring a new classification in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control ...