The potentially fatal condition caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is typically spread through contact with triatomine bugs, or kissing bugs. The disease is most prevalent in rural areas of ...

Kissing bugs have been found in Florida. About half the bugs studied carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease. An estimated 280,000 in the United States, have Chagas disease, often without knowing ...

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 ...