"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 ...

There's a parasitic insect that can spread a dangerous disease while it bites you. Here's what you should know about kissing ...

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 ...

Although the name sounds endearing, the “kissing bug” disease is nothing to fawn over. The disease is now being considered as an endemic classification, according to an August report from the Center ...

Chagas largely spreads when triatomine bugs, commonly known as kissing bugs, bite a human while they’re sleeping. - Universal Images Group/Getty Images Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition ...

A group of researchers is looking for Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, to be ranked as an endemic in the United States. In a recently published study, researchers from the ...

About 100,000 Californians could be infected with a potentially-deadly disease spread by kissing bugs — and not even know it. Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nearly ...