Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, is a parasitic condition that can be life-threatening if untreated. "Kissing bugs" have been found in Ohio, but the chances of contracting the ...

Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in the United States, experts say – and without recognition ...

Kissing bugs, also sometimes called cone nose bugs, can carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease in people and animals. Chagas is still considered nonendemic despite data showing locally acquired ...