A photo of the "kissing bug." Chagas disease, which is spread through an insect known as the “kissing bug,” has spread to 32 states in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

(WTAJ) — The invasive “kissing bug” can transmit a potentially deadly disease to humans and animals, and it’s been reported ...

Triatomine bugs carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease.

Sometime in the next decade, a woman in Buenos Aires will go to her cardiologist complaining of breathlessness and fatigue.

Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs, are the primary vector for Chagas disease, a major public health concern in Central and South America and even the southern United States. However, there aren't many ...

Chagas disease is caused by a parasitic protozoan (Trypanosoma cruzi) and transmitted via triatomine insects known locally in Texas as "kissing bugs". Due to the success of community based triatomine ...

Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by an infected triatomine insect or "kissing bug," may be becoming endemic in the United States, according to a new report published by the ...

Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by an infected triatomine insect or “kissing bug,” may be becoming endemic in the United States, according to a Centers for Disease Control and ...