A Dangerous Parasitic Illness Spread By Bugs That Bite People's Faces At Night Is Spreading In The

[rangerrebew]

A Dangerous Parasitic Illness Spread By Bugs That Bite People's Faces At Night Is Spreading In The US, Doctors 
By Kevin Loria
26 Aug 2018, 11:52

The name "kissing bug" doesn't quite communicate the danger of the infection that insects with that moniker can spread.

These bloodsucking bugs, called triatomine bugs, spread a parasitic illness called Chagas disease. Left untreated, Chagas causes serious cardiac or intestinal complications in about 30% of patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These complications can lead to heart failure and sudden death.

Because many people don't show signs of infection, medical researchers have described Chagas as a "silent killer."

https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/a-dangerous-parasitic-illness-spreads-by-bugs-that-bite-peoples-faces-at-night-is-spreading-in-the-us-doctors-warn/all/

[rangerrebew]

I believe this is a "gift" from our friendly neighbors to the south.   

[ABX]

I believe this is a "gift" from our friendly neighbors to the south.   

They are native to the Southern US.