Deadly ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease Chagas Has Spread in the U.S.

NEED TO KNOW

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the triatomine insect — called the “kissing bug” — has been found in 32 states

Eight states have reported human infection, including California, where about 45,000 people in Los Angeles County may be infected with Chagas disease

The CDC has recommended that Chagas disease be classified as "endemic” in the U.S.

Chagas disease, which is spread through an insect known as the “kissing bug,” has spread to 32 states in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the triatomine insect — called the “kissing bug” because it bites people on the face — has been found in several southern U.S. states, and that hundreds of thousands of people could already be infected without knowing.