Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, ...

Kissing bug sounds like it might be a cute nickname. But the insects are parasitic, with a preference for drinking blood from the face - especially the lips and eyes. The triatomine bug, often called ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A potentially deadly bug making headlines recently might not be as dangerous as people are making it out to be. The 'Kissing Bug' has been making the rounds on news and social ...

HOUSTON — A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness that the potentially deadly Chagas disease is becoming more common in the United States. The disease is ...

A study published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases found that "kissing bugs" are a lot deadlier than we think.

Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, an insect known for biting people near the lips. The insect, native to ...