Kiss of Death

  While you slumber a parasitic bug could be creeping up to feed on your face, and what it leaves behind is potentially fatal.  The kissing bug is only found in the Americas and live in two thirds of the southern United Sates, they get their name because they feed on the faces of its sleeping host.  Some of these bugs carry a parasite called Trypanosoma Cruzi, that can cause a disease called Chagas Disease.  Chagas Disiese is an illness that causes fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, it's easy to cure but it can cause deadly intestinal and cardiac complications  A resent study reveals that the number of bugs that feed on people is higher then expected with five out of the 13 bugs collected throughout the southern United Sates had fed on a person and five of them were also infected. None of the ones that had fed on people were infected, and the chances of getting Chagas Disease is rare but not unheard of.  It's possible to protect yourself from these night prowlers, make sure your house is in good repair and rat free for the bugs main food source is the pack rat. Reduce outside lighting at night, and wash your bedding weekly if you suspect having them for they lay their eggs near their food source.