The acute phase can last for weeks or months symptom-free. Scientists issue warning about disease-carrying 'kissing bug' capable of infecting humans and dogs — here are the signs to look out for first ...

In this my third and final column concerning assassin bugs and misinformation surrounding them, I am featuring the kissing ...

Guhl says that to eradicate Chagas, you’d have to do away with wildlife—obviously not possible. Also, given the beetle-like bug’s many species, “It’s like a baseball game,” he says.

Continuing with the theme of misinformation surrounding certain assassin bugs, this week's featured creature is the wheel bug (Arilus cristatus). In the comment sections of a couple of videos I made ...

Kissing bugs are insects that feed on blood from animals and people. They are native to Delaware and live in wooded areas. Kissing bugs carry a parasite that causes a disease called Chagas disease.

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization and other ...

The second criterion is that bedbugs are capable of transmitting the pathogen. In a laboratory study published in January, ...

We are also evaluating pre-clinical animal models for infection-induced cardiac symptoms. Shown here is a kissing bug (specifically in this case Triatoma sanguisuga), the Chagas disease vector--this ...

Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects about 7 to 8 million people worldwide, mainly in Latin America. The parasite can be ...

The insidious Chagas disease often affects poorer communities as the bloodsucking insects that transmit it thrive in low-quality housing. See how affordable prevention techniques – like sealing ...

a type of "kissing bug" that can transmit a parasitic illness called Chagas disease. The bugs latch onto human (and animal) faces to suck their blood. The bugs then tend to defecate after they ...