When you hear the term kissing bug, you might imagine an insect with a romantic streak. However, they are more vampire than ...

Blood-sucking insects are on the prowl but some people may be mistaking them for a different type of bug that is only hungry ...

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 ...

Health officials are warning Americans to be on alert as a possibly life-threatening parasitic disease continues to spread across southern states. Chagas disease is passed to humans through ...

A group of researchers is pushing for Chagas disease, also known as the kissing bug disease, to be classified as endemic in the United States. A recent study conducted by researchers from the ...

Staff Photographer 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 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people of a deadly bug that can be found in Arkansas and other states. The insect is known scientifically as Triatominae ...

Though some researchers believe it should be labeled endemic in the United States, most Americans don’t need to worry about getting sick. By Simar Bajaj Perhaps you’ve seen the “kissing bug” disease ...

A "kiss" from these insects could make you deadly ill if left untreated. Chagas disease, or "kissing bug" disease, is a potentially fatal illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and ...

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 ...

Chagas disease, caused by the T. cruzi parasite, is present in Louisiana and other southern states. The disease is primarily transmitted by an insect known as the "kissing bug." Chagas disease has two ...