The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans by Triatomine bugs (also known as “kissing bugs”) and causes Chagas disease, begins to reproduce as soon as it enters the human body.

Free-ranging Old World primates released on St. Catherine's Island, Georgia (USA), were tested for infection with Trypanosoma cruzi as part of a study of the epizootiology of sylvatic T. cruzi in the ...

One thing you might want even less than a 'kiss' from a kissing bug is its feces. Scientifically referred to as triatomine bugs, these blood-sucking insects can carry in their feces and pass on to ...

Primaquine has been used to treat Chagas' disease in humans and has been reported to be active against extracellular Trypanosoma cruzi. Experiments were designed to evaluate the relative activity of ...

Kissing bugs, carriers of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease, are spreading across the United States. The CDC reports their presence in 32 states, with confirmed human cases in ...

A "kiss" from these insects could make you deadly ill if left untreated. Chagas disease, or "kissing bug" disease, is a potentially fatal illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and ...

Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug disease," isn't well-known in the United States, but it's been around for thousands of years. The bug doesn't really kiss you, but it may give you a little ...