At the University of the Andes in Bogotá, biologist Felipe Guhl has been studying the kissing bug disease for more than four decades. There I learned that these insects are homebodies ...

Health care providers rarely test for the disease, and many Americans at risk have no idea they should be screened. Prevention is crucial. People should limit exposure to kissing bugs and avoid ...

They are native to Delaware and live in wooded areas. Kissing bugs carry a parasite that causes a disease called Chagas disease. Chagas disease can lead to serious heart problems. Kissing bugs spread ...

We think that people in Texas, especially in Houston, might have exposures to the insect that causes Chagas disease. We are asking the Houston public to help us collect and test any “kissing bugs”, ...

a type of "kissing bug" that can transmit a parasitic illness called Chagas disease. The bugs latch onto human (and animal) faces to suck their blood. The bugs then tend to defecate after they ...

Some bugs, like ticks and kissing bugs, can transmit disease, so you might need to see a doctor. Nobody likes bug bites. They are often itchy, irritating, and painful. But despite the annoyance ...

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you can prevent kissing bugs from infesting your household. Every year, World Chagas Disease Day is observed on April 14th, to create public awareness for this little-known disease.

which often bite the face and are known as ‘kissing bugs’. Humans and other mammals, can become infected when the bug’s parasite-laden faeces come into contact with the wound. The disease ...

Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi), transmitted by triatomines (kissing bugs), affects by some estimates as many as 9-10 million people around the world. In total, ...