"Kissing bug" sounds like a sweet nickname, but these insects' bites are anything but harmless. In fact, they can transmit a parasite that causes Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening ...

Scientists report unusually high Chagas disease parasite rates in kissing bugs collected near the U.S.-Mexico border region.

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 ...

The study, published online in Epidemiology & Infection, reports that researchers tested 26 triatomine bugs and found 22 of ...

Kissing bugs, carriers of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease, are spreading across the United States.

Although the name sounds endearing, the “kissing bug” disease is nothing to fawn over. The disease is now being considered as an endemic classification, according to an August report from the Center ...

A study is asking the Centers for Disease Control to declare Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, an endemic after cases have been reported in eight different states. Since 2013, ...

(CNN) — Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in the United States, experts say – and without ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Residents in Louisiana should be aware of blood-sucking “kissing bugs” due to their ability to transmit a disease that can be potentially fatal. The insects are ...

Chagas disease, also known as “kissing bug disease,” is now considered endemic in the United States, with the insects that transmit it established in 32 states, according to a new report from the ...