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kissing bug: see assassin bug assassin bug, common name for members of the family Reduviidae, one of the largest and most varied groups belonging to the order Hemiptera (suborder Heteroptera). ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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More recently, in a mock hut built inside Dotson's CDC laboratory, the researchers deposited fake kissing bug feces containing engineered bacteria. In South America, the kissing bug is responsible for transmitting Chagas' disease, a parasitic infection that causes heart-muscle damage and sometimes death. Allison adds that the kissing bug is on the move in Latin America, infesting areas of Peru that hadn't previously been afflicted. |
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