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What Are ‘Kissing Bugs’? Chagas Disease-Causing Insects Infect 300,000 in US

While their moniker may sound love-ly, “kissing bugs” are more like a black widow than a love bug, as they transmit a deadly parasite that’s quickly spreading across the southern half of the U.S. According to IBI Times, the bug got its name from its habit of biting people on the face — not because there’s anything loving about it. Chagas disease is what bites from these bugs cause. A major problem with this disease is that its symptoms don’t show up right...