The bloodsucking conenose is the most commonly encountered kissing bug in Illinois. Ken Johnson Ken Johnson The bloodsucking conenose is the most commonly encountered kissing bug in Illinois. When you ...

Chagas disease, an infectious parasitic disease spread by insects known as “kissing bugs,” is becoming increasingly prominent in the United States, according to a recent report by the Centers for ...

Chagas’ disease, also known as the “kissing bug disease,” is classified as endemic in 21 countries in the Americas. The United States is not one of those countries. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A parasitic disease called Chagas may be establishing itself in the United States, and the “kissing bugs” that cause the illness are known to live in Ohio, according to a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling attention to an emerging infectious disease. Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening condition, is ...

Chagas disease is mainly found in Mexico and Central and South America, but this disease is no longer a problem in rural places in Latin America. The vector-borne disease has spread in the United ...

"Kissing bug" sounds like a sweet nickname, but these insects' bites are anything but harmless. In fact, they can transmit a parasite that causes Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening ...

Are "kissing bugs," the bugs that transmit a potentially deadly parasitic disease that has been spreading in the U.S., in Illinois? A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, or T. cruzi, ...