WASHINGTON — A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness that the potentially deadly condition Chagas disease, previously considered a primary concern for Latin ...

Triatomine bugs carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease.

Health experts are raising awareness about the spread of Chagas disease, a potentially deadly illness transmitted by insects known as "kissing bugs" in the United States. Locally acquired human cases ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a potentially deadly condition could become an endemic illness in the U.S. A parasitic infection called Chagas disease is transmitted through ...

Health experts say Chagas disease is now considered an endemic in the US. Those at UCLA Health believe about 45,000 people in LA County are already infected with the disease. Symptoms during the acute ...

A group of researchers wants Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, to be ranked as an endemic in the United States. The bug has been reported to Texas A&M University's Kissing Bug ...

The “kissing bug” disease is spreading—and don’t be fooled by the charming name. Also known as Chagas disease, it is a tropical illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and spread by insects ...

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 ...