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Newsweek - Public health officials have confirmed the presence of the so-called “kissing bug” in Delaware for the first time in the state's history.
The insect—Triatoma sanguisuga—is a blood-sucking creature that feeds on animals and humans, and has a particular fondness for biting faces. While the bites themselves are not necessarily dangerous, the bugs can transmit a parasite that causes Chagas disease—a potentially serious illness.

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a family from Kent County Delaware contacted local health authorities in July 2018 after an insect had bitten their child’s face while she was watching television.

The family told officials that they lived near a heavily wooded area and had not traveled recently outside the region.
Preliminary investigations by the Delaware Division of Public Health identified the insect as a kissing bug. Photographs were then sent to Texas A&M University’s Kissing Bug Citizen Science Program—which documents the insects across the country—before the creature was finally confirmed to be Triatoma sanguisuga by the CDC via analysis of its body shape.
Testing of the insect detected a human blood meal, but was negative for the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease. Fortunately, the girl did not become ill following the bite.

This is the first confirmed identification of the kissing bug in Delaware. Previously, Texas A&M had received reports of a suspected kissing bug in July 2017. The bug was found dead and no one had reported being bitten.

While the university identified the creature as T. sanguisuga based on photographic evidence, a local institution had initially concluded that it was a milkweed bug after a physical examination. The specimen was destroyed before Texas A&M received the photos, meaning no definitive identification was made.

The parasite that kissing bugs sometimes carry causes Chagas disease—which can lead to serious cardiac and gastrointestinal complications. According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease can cause a sudden, brief (acute) illness or it may advance to a long-lasting (chronic) condition. Symptoms range from mild to severe, although many people don’t experience anything until the chronic stage.

Symptoms of the acute phase—which can last for weeks or months, if they occur at all—may include: fever, swelling at the infection site, fatigue, rash, body aches, eyelid swelling, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, swollen glands and enlargement of the liver or spleen.

If the patient receives no treatment, the disease may advance to a chronic stage—with symptoms appearing as late as 10 or 20 years after infection. In severe cases, these symptoms could include: irregular heartbeat, congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac arrest, difficulty swallowing to due to enlarged esophagus and abdominal pain and constipation due to enlarged colon.

According to the CDC, around 300,000 people have Chagas disease in the U.S.—most of which were infected with the parasite in rural areas of Mexico, Central America and South America.

While the bugs are found in the U.S., there have only been a handful of confirmed cases where individuals have contracted Chagas disease after exposure to the bug inside the country. Furthermore, it is important to note that although kissing bugs have been identified in Delaware, there is currently no evidence of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in the state.

“Even where T. cruzi is circulating, not all triatomine bugs are infected with the parasite,” the CDC report read. “The likelihood of human T. cruzi infection from contact with a triatomine bug in the United States is low, even when the bug is infected.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/cdc-blood-sucking-kissing-bug-confirmed-in-delaware/ar-BBWf9Re?ocid=spartanntp

Ebola...

No... people are called white supremacists and trump worshipping racists because when they read a CDC notification about Chagas disease and read this quote:

"According to the CDC, around 300,000 people have Chagas disease in the U.S.—most of which were infected with the parasite in rural areas of Mexico, Central America and South America"

They immediately think they need to stop the influx of those sick, pest and parasite ridden immigrants. Without identifying the rest of their quote: "most of which were infected with the parasite in rural areas of Mexico, Central America and South America"

They weren't infected here. And currently there isn't enough presence of the parasite for it to be likely that people will be infected in the US (yes, that can change). But restricting immigrants isn't going to make any real impact (ie, if you are in the camp of "reducing coal use won't make a big enough impact on global warming, so we shouldn't do it" then you REALLY should look at this as a big nothing).

I was curious, partially because I really love diseases... parasites are interesting and their lifecycle is cool. This is interesting stuff. So I did a quick google on the parasite itself....



You're not going to to stop this parasite by stopping humans from coming across the border. This is a really robust parasite that can live in a ton of different animals. Essentially any natural area will exist as a sink for this disease to continue to propagate without human intervention. So your concern should be focused on the vector itself (the Triatomine bugs).... Which are spreading north. I wonder why an insect which was prevalent in warm climates in central america would be spreading north. That's a real head scratcher.... someone should come up with a hypothesis.

Huh.
Victor equated a secure border with racism.

The main stream media thanks you for your support.

Meanwhile, you should take care of that TDS.
It obviously spreads faster than this parasite.

so, if I'm reading this correctly, we should stop eating bush meat and never let a Mexicans bite our faces.

or is it that Mexicans keep parasites as pets?

I must be right, cuz I can't figure out what humans coming to America have to do with getting bit by insects

Ah, I see.
Is this stuff even contagious...like the measles outbreak? If not, then this is really dumb, while measles is a real issue.

I was questioning the logic...

So Bush meat is back on the menu....

LOL!

I suck AND I'm an idiot.

I’m sorry I thought this was the Joe Biden thread