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Kissing Bug Disease: Latin America's Silent Killer Makes U.S. Headlines

A kissing bug is ready for its scanning electron micrograph extreme close-up. This insect bites humans, sucks their blood and infects them with a parasite, transmitted through feces. (David Scharf/Science Source)
A kissing bug is ready for its scanning electron micrograph extreme close-up. This insect bites humans, sucks their blood and infects them with a parasite, transmitted through feces. (David Scharf/Science Source)

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