Oh good. Another thing for Texans to worry about. It may be hard to believe, but a bug commonly referred to as the "kissing bug" is spreading so much disease in the U.S. and Texas, but it is.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the triatomine insect, aka the kissing bug, has been found across 32 states. Also known as " vinchuca in Spanish, kissing bugs, so named because they bite people on the face, feast on human blood."

Deadly ‘Kissing Bug’ Chagas Disease on The Rise.

It's now to the point that the CDC is recommending that Chagas disease, the disease that is transmitted by these bugs, be classified as an epidemic.

“Most people living with Chagas disease are unaware of their diagnosis, often until it’s too late to have effective treatment,” according

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