Known as the kissing bug, this insect carries a parasite that can cause the potentially fatal Chagas disease. "Kissing bugs are not your typical insect. Feeding on blood—mostly at night—they ...

Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi), transmitted by triatomines (kissing bugs), affects by some estimates as many as 9-10 million people around the world. In total, ...

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, finds its roots in the intricate web of transmission ...

Rapid tests could be used to diagnose Chagas disease in resource-limited areas, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The results of this research ...

However it had happened, my family understood this: A New York doctor had diagnosed my auntie with Chagas disease. It meant my auntie could die. We didn’t ask questions. English wasn’t our ...

Researchers in Japan and El Salvador have identified plant-derived compounds that could treat Chagas disease, a vector-borne infectious illness, and are also working to unravel the mysterious ...