Kissing bugs, also known as triatomine bugs or conenose bugs, are blood-sucking insects that get their nickname from their tendency to bite people near the mouth while they sleep. These bugs are flat, ...

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Kissing bugs can spread Chagas disease, and you might not even know you were bitten. Here's what kissing bugs look like and how to get rid of them.

Kissing bugs can spread Chagas disease, and you might not even know you were bitten. Here's what kissing bugs look like and how to get rid of them.

Most putridly, the kissing bug will urinate and defecate after it’s done gorging. And sometimes while it’s gorging. As if this weren’t bad enough, the kissing bug’s urine and/or feces can ...

After a kissing bug bites you and feeds on your blood, the bug defecates. An infection can occur if the feces enter the body through your mouth, your nose, your eyes, or an opening in your skin.

Kissing bugs are most active when they venture out in search of a meal or a mate, which can start start as early as April and end as late as October, depending the region.

The kissing bug must be infected with the parasite, have defecated while taking a blood meal, and feces must enter the bite wound or mucus membrane in order for someone to contract Chagas disease.

What does a kissing bug look like? Adult kissing bugs measure between 3/4 and 1 1/4 inches in length and can be identified typically by a band around the edge of the body that’s striped with ...