Known as the silent killer, more than 300,000 people across the U.S. are likely living with a little-known disease, carried by a tiny bug, that has the potential to cause serious long-term illness.

This little-known infection can stay hidden for years—then suddenly trigger serious, life-threatening complications.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yes, there is such a thing as "kissing bug" disease. And yes, it can be found in Florida. Kissing bugs — which are not the same as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of researchers is looking for Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, to be ranked as an endemic in the ...

Eastern bloodsucking conenose "kissing bug" (Triatoma sanguisuga) on a leaf. This nocturnal bloodsucker carries and passes the Chagas disease to hosts. Photograph by Brett Hondow, Alamy Stock Photo ...

In the heart of Illinois, while researching wildlife disease, I made a discovery that stunned me: More than half of the raccoons I sampled were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that ...

Chagas disease is also known as American trypanosomiasis ...

A photo of the "kissing bug." Chagas disease, which is spread through an insect known as the “kissing bug,” has spread to 32 states in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, is a parasitic condition that can be life-threatening if untreated. "Kissing bugs" have been found in Ohio, but the chances of contracting the ...

A pair of kissing bugs, with the female seen at the bottom, are shown in a photo from Tucson, Arizona, on June 8, 2006. Reporter Millions of people around the world are estimated to have Chagas ...

A "kiss" from these insects could make you deadly ill if left untreated. Chagas disease, or "kissing bug" disease, is a potentially fatal illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and ...

Researchers working with Professor Ralf Erdmann at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have discovered a critical vulnerability shared by the pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness, Chagas ...