Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of researchers aims to have Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, ranked an endemic in the U.S. Researchers ...

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Health experts are raising awareness about the spread of Chagas disease, a potentially deadly illness transmitted by insects known as "kissing bugs" in the United States. Locally acquired human cases ...

The “kissing bug” disease is spreading—and don’t be fooled by the charming name. Also known as Chagas disease, it is a tropical illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and spread by insects ...

Growing up, Daisy Hernández was told that her aunt had become ill from eating a bad apple. She watched as her aunt became sicker and sicker, and didn’t learn until years later that she was living with ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the triatomine insect — called the “kissing bug” — has been found in 32 states Eight states have reported human infection, including ...

Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), which is harbored by many different wild animals in the Americas, including the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a potentially deadly condition could become an endemic illness in the U.S. A parasitic infection called Chagas disease is transmitted through ...

Yes, there is such a thing as "kissing bug" disease. And yes, it can be found in Florida. Kissing bugs — which are not the same as so-called "lovebugs" — are parasites that can transmit a disease ...

A group of researchers aims to have Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, ranked an endemic in the U.S. Researchers from the University of Florida, Texas A&M University, the University ...