Chagas Disease

pest-species-profile

Kissing bugs, known for feeding on human faces and potentially transmitting Chagas disease, are uncommon in Montana. Residents and visitors generally face low risk from these in...

health-and-science

The kissing bug is dangerous primarily because it can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Unlike nuisance pests, its feeding behavior and biolog...

insects

A black kissing bug refers to triatomine insects, often dark in color, that can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. This overview explains how t...

health-risk-explainer

Kissing bugs, or triatomines, belong to the subfamily Triatominae within the family Reduviidae. Most species feed on wildlife or domestic animals, but some can bite humans near...

health

The phrase chagas bug refers to the reduviid insect known as triatoma, often called the kissing bug, which can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas diseas...

Pests and Insects

Kissing bugs, blood-feeding insects that bite humans and animals around the mouth, are present in parts of Florida and can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes C...

insect-habitat-and-risk

Kissing bugs, also called triatomine bugs, are primarily found in the Americas from the United States through Central America and South America. In the United States, they occur...

pest-ids

Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs, are not commonly found in Wisconsin. The insects typically associated with Chagas disease in the United States are concentrated in the southern...

pest-species-profiles

Kissing bugs, also called triatomine bugs, are occasionally reported in Utah and are medically relevant because they can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Cha...

health

Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially serious illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It is primarily transmitted to human...