“Kissing bug” is the common name for a species of bug called triatomines. The bugs get their common name because they tend to leave bite marks on the face. The main risk associated with kissing bugs ...
June 2024 |Written by: J.K. Peterson, PhD Assistant Professor Medical Entomology University of Delaware Graduate students: Alex Kelley, Hanna Cortes What is a kissing bug? Kissing bugs are insects ...
Kissing bugs tend to bite people on the face and near the mouth. They carry a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, which can develop into an infection. Triatomine bugs, or triatomines, are native to ...
Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in the United States, experts say – and without recognition ...
In July 2018, a family from Kent County, Delaware reported that a bug had bitten their daughter's face while she was watching TV in the evening. Based on a photograph, the Delaware Department of ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The ‘kissing bug’ can cause ...
Annapolis, MD; July 9, 2018--With the continuing advance of technology, radio tracking devices keep getting smaller and smaller. And that's bad news for stealthy insects like kissing bugs. In a new ...
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