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Dangerous Kiss

  • November 17, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The kissing bug is anything but cute. This Central American insect, also found in the American southwest, tends to bite sensitive skin, like the lips of sleeping people. It not only leaves itchy welts, it can also pass on a serious parasitic infection called Chagas disease.

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