1. Its reservoir is in wild animals but its vector is a kissing bug . 2. Insects commonly called " Kissing bugs " carry the Chagas parasite from one human to another. 3. Because they tend to feed on people's faces, triatomine bugs are also known as " kissing bugs ". 4. :The name " kissing bug " is given to some members of the family of insects called Reduviidae. 5. "Rhodnius prolixus " is also known as the kissing bug because it tends to feed on the area around victims'mouths. 6. The kissing bugs , feeding on the chickens, increase in numbers through the spring, reaching a peak population in the summer. 7. This species and other " kissing bugs " are vectors of " Trypanosoma cruzi ", the protozoan that causes Chagas disease. 8. The kissing bug then unfolds a proboscis from beneath its head and pierces your skin, drinking heartily _ for around five minutes. 9. The Chagas parasite is spread through the feces insects commonly known as " kissing bugs " that take blood from chickens, dogs and humans. 10. The " vector " for Chagas'_ that is, the means by which people get the parasite _ is a tropical insect called the kissing bug .
