"Don't let the kissing bugs bite" Topic
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| Terrement | 25 Nov 2015 2:42 p.m. PST |
link Texas is the latest to report an outbreak of infections from the Latin American triatomine bug after the pest had been spotted in other southern and western states, including Georgia, Alabama and California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The creepy crawler resembling a cockroach gets its colorful nickname because it likes to bite around the lips and eyes of people when they are asleep. More than half of the bugs carry a parasite that can cause Chagas disease in humans, dogs and other mammals. and If you think you've found a kissing bug, do not touch or squash it. Place a container on top of the bug, slide the bug inside, and fill it with rubbing alcohol or, if not available, freeze the bug in the container. Then contact the CDC via email at parasites@cdc.gov more at link |
| Charlie 12 | 25 Nov 2015 3:03 p.m. PST |
The headline is a bit over the top (but that's to be expected). For a more reasoned explanation of Chagas disease, see below: link |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 26 Nov 2015 8:37 a.m. PST |
just one more reason to never stray south of the Mason-Dixon line. |
 Saginaw  | 27 Nov 2015 9:14 a.m. PST |
The headline is a bit over the top (but that's to be expected). For a more reasoned explanation of Chagas disease, see below:link Even the official version doesn't sound good, especially for those people with underlying cardiac or intestinal problems. Truly a nasty bug that should be exterminated. |
| Great War Ace | 27 Nov 2015 12:57 p.m. PST |
If we look for all the bugs there are that can make us sick or kill us, we will spend all of our time looking and never find them all…. |
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