5 Gross Kissing Bug Facts

This monster is somewhat missed named. The only kissing it does is biting you near your mouth and pooping on your face at night. The kissing bug also spreads a deadly parasitic disease prevalent in south and central America. The microbes, named "Trypanosoma cruzi" crawl in through the bite wound left by the kissing bug, or through your mouth when you scratch and spread the feces. Kissing bugs are gross and dangerous because the parasite they carry causes "Chagas disease" which can scar your heart tissue. Chagas disease can go unnoticed for years... Do you have kissing bugs in your walls? Today we learn 5 Gross Kissing Bug Facts. This is a "Square YouTube Short". Subscribe to Animal Science TV for full-screen, full-length videos all about animals! https://www.youtube.com/AnimalScienceTV https://www.patreon.com/AnimalScienceTV https://www.AnimalScienceTV.com https://www.facebook.com/AnimalScienceTV https://twitter.com/AnimalScienceTV Special thanks to my current Patreons: Lab Assistants: The Borbs Research Associates: Susie, Julie Acepilot, GotMountains Lead Scientists: Lisa, Alex, Emily, Sarah, Bianco Artistica, Epsilon is Greater Than #shorts #kissingbug #kissingbugs Specific Credits: https://animalsciencetv.com/credits-and-attributions-2022/