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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

The symptoms of ‘kissing bug’ disease to be on the look out for

Health officials are warning Americans to be on alert as a possibly life-threatening parasitic disease continues to spread across southern states.

Chagas disease is passed to humans through blood-sucking parasites known as “kissing bugs,” and more than a quarter of people who become infected will suffer sometimes years-long symptoms that can lead to heart failure or sudden death.

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