Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study is asking the Centers for Disease Control to declare Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, an endemic after ...

Researchers are advocating for Chagas disease, spread by "kissing bugs," to be classified as endemic in the United States. While cases are not federally tracked, kissing bugs have been found in 31 ...

A group of researchers, including multiple from Texas, wants Chagas disease to be classified as an endemic disease in the U.S. The researchers published their paper in the September 2025 edition of ...

Though some researchers believe it should be labeled endemic in the United States, most Americans don’t need to worry about getting sick. By Simar Bajaj Perhaps you’ve seen the “kissing bug” disease ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shining a spotlight on a disease that could become endemic in the United States, if not already. Chagas disease, or American ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Tuesday report in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease also known as ...

"Kissing bug" sounds like a sweet nickname, but these insects' bites are anything but harmless. In fact, they can transmit a parasite that causes Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening ...

Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, is a parasitic condition that can be life-threatening if untreated. "Kissing bugs" have been found in Ohio, but the chances of contracting the ...

A study is asking the Centers for Disease Control to declare Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, an endemic after cases have been reported in eight different states. Since 2013, ...