Blood-Sucking ‘Kissing Bug’ Which Has Potentially Deadly Bite Spotted Throughout US

Government officials are warning people across the U.S. about a parasite which can transmit the potentially deadly Chagas Disease.
Blood-Sucking ‘Kissing Bug’ Which Has Potentially Deadly Bite Spotted Throughout US
A worker uses a microscope at Bioline Agro sciences Company in El Ejido on July 1, 2019. Jorge Guerrero/AFP/File Photo/Getty Images
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Government officials are warning people across the United States about a parasite known as the “kissing bug,” which can transmit the potentially deadly Chagas disease.

Chagas disease is spread through a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi. The bugs are known as “kissing bugs” because they usually bite people on the thin skin around the eyes or mouth, often when they’re asleep, according to WebMD.
Isabel van Brugen
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