Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers looking at Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, say the infection should be considered endemic in the ...

The triatomine insect—better known as the "kissing bug"—has been making headlines this month for its link to Chagas disease, an illness that can cause long-term health complications if left untreated.

Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, these insects can spread a dangerous parasitic infection: Chagas disease. Affecting more than 7 million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America, ...

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 ...

There are enough pesky little insects in South Carolina to worry about, like spiders, fleas and mosquitoes, but you may not have heard about one of the state’s most dangerous bugs that’s roaming ...

Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose Kissing Bug (Triatoma sanguisuga) on a leaf in Houston, TX. Dangerous biting insect native to the USA, that carries Chagas disease. Once considered an illness confined to ...

Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, an insect known for biting people near the lips. The insect, native to ...

"Kising bugs" don't really kiss — they bite. And that bite could spread a parasite, leading to a potentially deadly disease researchers say is now endemic in the U.S. Researchers from the University ...

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 ...