Hosted on MSN2mon
Scientists issue warning about disease-carrying 'kissing bug' capable of infecting humans and dogs — here are the signs to look out for
Kissing bugs spread diseases through their feces and also by sucking blood, just like mosquitoes. According to the Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department at Texas A&M University ...
University of Delaware7mon
KISSING BUG
Chagas disease can lead to serious heart problems. Kissing bugs spread the Chagas parasite through their poop and NOT their bite. For this reason, don’t squish kissing bugs! If you want to kill a ...
Baylor College of Medicine3y
Chagas Disease
The insect vectors are called triatomine bugs or “kissing bugs” or “chinches”. If infected, these blood-sucking bugs pass T. cruzi parasites in their feces. During the night, when people are sleeping, ...
National Geographic news4y
A little-known parasite infects 300,000 people in the U.S.
The insect is active at night, searching for a meal—and earned its English-language name “kissing bug” because it generally bites an exposed part of the body such as the face. The feces left ...
Baylor College of Medicine4mon
Chagas Disease
The insect vectors are called triatomine bugs or “kissing bugs” or “chinches”. If infected, these blood-sucking bugs pass T. cruzi parasites in their feces. During the night, when people are sleeping, ...