Sentences with phrase «by kissing bugs»

But getting bitten by a kissing bug isn't the only way to contract the disease.

To prevent parasite transmission by the kissing bug, the biologist says it's important to be aware of the presence of the bugs in the house and yard because pets like dogs and cats are also vulnerable.

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I'd say that's why kissing your baby and having such close contact with them in those early months to years is so beneficial to your milk - you get exposed to all the bugs they've got from other people and help them get over it by giving them the breastfeeding benefit of an immune boost!

Scientists have devised a clever form of bug - to - bug combat to fight Chagas» disease, a potentially fatal muscle infection transmitted by the aphidlike kissing bug.

Here the parasite is spread primarily by Triatoma dimidiata, a type of «kissing bug.»

As we encroach more and more on the kissing bug's habitat and remove their usual blood meal sources, such as rodents, says Dorn, the insects — attracted by light — are moving into houses to tap new food sources.

The disease is spread by triatomines, also called kissing bugs for their tendency to bite on the lips to suck blood.

[161] This speculation is based on a journal entry written by Darwin, describing he was bitten by the «Kissing Bug» in Mendoza, Argentina in 1835; [162] and based on the constellation of clinical symptoms he exhibited, including cardiac disease which is a hallmark of chronic Chagas disease.

It's carried by so - called «kissing bugs», which bite you round the mouth while you sleep and infects you with the Chagas disease creepy parasite: the American trypanosome.