The Chagas disease has been found in 5 states. — -- A rare parasitic infection called Chagas disease has been gaining headlines in recent weeks after cases of the infection were reported in at ...

Daisy Hernández’s journey to understand the history and devastating toll of Chagas disease began in her aunt’s hospital room.

Health officials have found a parasite in a common Arkansas insect, but they say people shouldn't be too concerned about catching a disease from it. The insect, commonly called the "kissing bug" ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's one of the leading causes of heart disease in Latin America, and it's caused by a parasite that gets inside of you from a bug bite. Now the CDC wants people in Louisiana and other ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Tuesday report raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease, also known as Chagas.

SACRAMENTO (CBS) – A bug known as the "kissing bug" that has the potential of spreading a deadly disease has been spotted in California, according to the CDC. The bug's official name is the triatomine ...

So, a one-inch bug that bites you in the face while you sleep has been spotted in Florida. And it carries a potentially deadly parasite that causes heart disease. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

A little-known parasitic disease is spreading in the United States and health officials are raising concerns. The disease, known as Chagas disease, is being detected more frequently in states such as ...

Two children who attended a Liverpool primary school which was battling an outbreak of an infectious stomach bug have died. The pair, five and six, were pupils at Millstead Primary School, in Everton, ...

Chagas disease cases on rise in the US: A little-known parasitic disease is spreading in the United States and health officials are raising concerns. The disease, known as Chagas disease, is being ...

Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, is divided into six strains, each of which differs in where they are found and in how important they are in human infections. Now, ...