Blood-sucking 'kissing bugs' spreading dangerous parasitic disease in US

Maverick · Aug 24, 2018

These blood-suckers spread a dangerous illness called Chagas disease. The disease, which has spread to the U.S., was previously only found in Central and South America and Mexico.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/...itic-disease-in-us-health-officials-warn.html

Mountain trapper · Aug 24, 2018

Another wonderful contribution from immigration.

TexasFreedom · Sep 2, 2018

Yes, we have the Chagas bug here in Texas. I've taken samples to my vet. In fact I had to teach him (this was a year or three ago) how the bugs behaved, he was being told by Texas A&M that they were slow and were only in certain plants. They covered some of my cactus and they are quick. Not only are these infecting people (I saw 300k people in some article recently?), but they also are severely affecting animals. Dogs & cats particularly (of course he's a vet...). Not sure of their impact on livestock.

But yes, this is a big "Thank you Obama" for illegals spreading this disease+bug across the nation via illegals.

dallas_845 · Jun 7, 2019

Maverick said:
These blood-suckers spread a dangerous illness called Chagas disease. The disease, which has spread to the U.S., was previously only found in Central and South America and Mexico.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/...itic-disease-in-us-health-officials-warn.html

Mosquitoes are another dangerous carrier too! Check out this article I found. https://zamonthly.org/2019/05/14/mosquitoes-simple-pest-or-bringers-of-the-apocalypse/

Kevin L · Jun 7, 2019

Mosquitoes have killed more humans--directly and indirectly--than any other cause known to science.

People should read Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe by Andrew Spielman.

And immigration is only a tiny part of why Chagas Disease has reached the U.S..

Climate change has caused birds to change their migration habits, and birds are efficient at spreading diseases across national borders.