It might sound like a harmless nickname, but the “kissing bug” is far from affectionate. This small insect, about the size of ...

With hand, foot, and mouth disease, or HFMD, spreading through certain parts of the country, there are certain symptoms to look for and ways to treat the illness.

A CANCER that creeps up quietly, spotted when it’s too late – 60 per cent of patients will die within a year of their ...

WHEN a kiss from Sarah Susak’s husband gave her what felt like an electric shock, she didn’t think much of it. But the ...

The problem is that many doctors are unfamiliar with Chagas disease, and that this bug lives in Louisiana, especially in ...

Just recently, we have identified Kissing Bugs (Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose) in our county. The name "Kissing Bug" is a ...

As winter rolls in, cozy nights beckon, but watch out for kissing bugs creeping up from the south, posing risks for New ...

Louisiana is home to over 8,000 species of bugs. Some are helpful, some are pretty to look at and some deposit bacteria that can cause a serious blood infection with a kiss. Kissing bugs are in at ...

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 ...

Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states. In eight of these states, humans were reported to have ...

Kissing bugs, also known as eastern-cone-nose bugs or triatomine, can bite faces and infect humans with Chagas disease. Chagas is a parasitic infection that can cause fever, aches and, in severe cases ...