Picture this: one tiny red bump from a summer hike. You slap on some cream, forget about it. Two years later, that same spot ...

If you suspect you’ve been bitten by a recluse and the area becomes increasingly red, swollen, blistered, or painful over several days, it’s worth consulting a healthcare professional. And if you ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's one of the leading causes of heart disease in Latin America, and it's caused by a parasite that gets inside of you from a bug bite. Now the CDC wants people in Louisiana and other ...

Talk about being bitten by the travel bug. A newlywed’s honeymoon took a terrifying turn when insect bites triggered an “insane reaction” that left her legs and feet covered in pus-filled blisters so ...

Marissa Laimou, who was connected to a prominent Greek shipping dynasty, had recently recovered after a breast cancer diagnosis Marissa Lemos/Facebook Marissa Laimou, a 30-year-old Greek heiress, was ...

(FOX40.COM) – On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report to raise awareness about the deadly Triatomine bugs, otherwise known as “Kissing bug”. • Video above: How ...

CDC warns that a parasitic illness called Chagas disease is now endemic — or always present — in several states. Biting insects called kissing bugs have been identified in 32 states, predominantly in ...

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 ...

(WTRF) – Chagas disease, a parasitic illness spread by triatomine insects known as “kissing bugs,” may be establishing itself in the United States, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control ...

Cause and prevention Chagas is caused by contact with triatomine bugs, known as kissing bugs, carrying the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite. The CDC reports that when the triatomine bugs bite and feed on ...

(The Hill) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Tuesday report raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease, also known as Chagas. Chagas disease can cause ...