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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a case of a child being bitten by a “kissing bug” that occurred in 2018. The blood-sucking insects are known to help spread disease so the CDC warns people in the area to be vigilant.
According to ABC News, the child’s parents became concerned with a bite on their daughter’s face and had it investigated by the Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Department of Agriculture. It was determined that their daughter had been bitten by the Triatoma sanguisuga, known more commoning as the kissing bug.
Kissing bugs are known to commonly bite people on the face or near the mouth.
This insect can carry the parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes a disease known as Chagas.