Topic: Chagas Disease

A 5th instar Rhodnius pallescens (Kissing Bug) sitting on a hand, engorged after consuming the blood of nearby fauna in Panama. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer K Peterson, PhD / jennipeterson.com)

Lifting the curtain on Chagas disease

Emily Cataneo - Undark
Triatoma a.k.a. the "kissing bug" (CDC/World Health Organization)

Lindsay Abrams