Kissing bugs, also known as eastern-cone-nose bugs or triatomine, can bite faces and infect humans with Chagas disease. Chagas is a parasitic infection that can cause fever, aches and, in severe cases ...

Louisiana kissing bugs can spread disease to humans through contact but their risk is relatively low in the state.

Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states. In eight of these states, humans were reported to have ...

Blood-sucking insects are on the prowl but some people may be mistaking them for a different type of bug that is only hungry for plants. Triatomines, more commonly known as kissing bugs, are something ...

The parasitic infection — which is actually called Chagas disease but earned the nickname because it’s spread by so-called kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs — drew public attention recently after a new ...

Chagas disease is a protozoal infection transmitted by the “kissing bug.” It is a zoonotic infection, meaning it can infect ...

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 ...

The parasitic kissing bug disease is not new, but it has become increasingly common to the point of being endemic in the U.S. Because of this, the insect-borne illness has been a point of interest for ...

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 ...