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Another common name for kissing bugs is c_ bugs, chinch bugs, and Triatomines
conenose bugs
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Another common name for kissing bugs is conenose bugs, c_ bugs, and Triatomines
chinch bugs
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Another common name for kissing bugs is conenose bugs, chinch bugs, and T_
Triatomines
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Kissing bugs belong to the order H_, family Reduviidae, and subfamily Triatominae.
Hemiptera
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Kissing bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, family R_, and subfamily Triatominae.
Reduvidae
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Kissing bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, family Reduviidae, and subfamily T_
Triatominae
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Kissing bugs have COLOR or red markings but can also be all black.
orange
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Kissing bugs have orange or COLOR markings but can also be all black.
red
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Kissing bugs have orange or red markings but can also be all COLOR
black
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Kissing bugs usually feed on FOOD TYPE at night when animals or people are asleep or inactive.
blood at night
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Kissing bugs carry Trypanosoma c_, the parasite that causes Chagas disease or American Trypanosomiasis.
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Kissing bugs carry T_ cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease or American Trypanosomiasis.
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Kissing bugs carry Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes _ or American Trypanosomiasis.
Chagas disease
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Kissing bugs carry Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease or American T_
American Trypanosomiasis
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Kissing bugs carry Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease or A_ Trypanosomiasis
American Trypanosomiasis
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The parasite infects the human when infective BLANK of the kissing bugs come in contact with the
membranes of the nose, mouth, eyes, etc…. and by rubbing and abrading the human skin.
feces
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The parasite infects the human when infective feces of the kissing bugs come in contact with the
membranes of the BODY PARTS and by rubbing and abrading the human skin.
nose, mouth, eyes, etc….
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The parasite infects the human when infective feces of the kissing bugs come in contact with the
membranes of the nose, mouth, eyes, etc…. and by rubbing and abrading the BODY PART
human skin
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Chagas transmission can also result from:
o Contamination of the skin by the parasite
o Ingestion of food contaminated with kissing bug fecal matter
o Blood transfusion
o Organ transplants
o Transplacental infection
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Chagas transmission can also result from:
Contamination of the BLANK by the parasite
Contamination of the skin by the parasite
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Chagas transmission can also result from:
Ingestion of food contaminated with kissing bug BLANK
Ingestion of food contaminated with kissing bug fecal matter
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Chagas transmission can also result from:
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Blood transfusion
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Chagas transmission can also result from:
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Organ transplants
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Chagas transmission can also result from:
o Transplacental BLANK
INFECTION
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Chagas disease does occur in the US, particularly in the
Southern states such as California, Arizona and Texas.
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KISSING BUGS They are divided into three general habitat groups: S_, Peridomestic, and Domestic.
Sylvatic
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KISSING BUGS They are divided into three general habitat groups: Sylvatic, _, and Domestic.
Peridomestic
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KISSING BUGS They are divided into three general habitat groups: Sylvatic, Peridomestic, and D_
Domestic
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KISSING BUGS Kissing bugs can survive for TIME without a blood meal
months
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KISSING BUGS NAME was the first to establish the transmission of Chagas disease or American
Trypanosomiasis by kissing bugs.
Carlos Chagas
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o _
o Removal of animal nesting areas
o Removal of debris piles, woodpiles, rock piles, etc…
o Exclusion of kissing bugs from structures
Inspection and surveillance to identify areas of kissing bug activity
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o Inspection and surveillance to identify areas of kissing bug activity
o Removal of _
o Removal of debris piles, woodpiles, rock piles, etc…
o Exclusion of kissing bugs from structures
Removal of animal nesting areas
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o Inspection and surveillance to identify areas of kissing bug activity
o Removal of animal nesting areas
o Removal of _
o Exclusion of kissing bugs from structures
Removal of debris piles, woodpiles, rock piles, etc…
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o Inspection and surveillance to identify areas of kissing bug activity
o Removal of animal nesting areas
o Removal of debris piles, woodpiles, rock piles, etc…
o _
Exclusion of kissing bugs from structures
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o IMPROVING BLANK CONDITIONS
o Screening blood used for transfusion
o Education
o Application of residual and Pyrethroid insecticide
Improving housing conditions
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o Improving housing conditions
o Screening blood used for _
o Education
o Application of residual and Pyrethroid insecticide
Screening blood used for transfusion
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o Improving housing conditions
o Screening blood used for transfusion
o _
o Application of residual and Pyrethroid insecticide
Education
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KISSING BUGS
Control and Management of kissing bugs involves:
o Improving housing conditions
o Screening blood used for transfusion
o Education
o _
Application of residual and Pyrethroid insecticide
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Treatment of _ _ or American Trypanosomiasis can be done by using drugs such as
nifurtimox and benznidazole.
Chagas disease
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Treatment of Chagas disease or _ _ can be done by using drugs such as
nifurtimox and benznidazole.
American Trypanosomiasis
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_ _ disease is known as Chagoma, and if the infective material is rubbed into the eye, it is
called Romana’s sign.
Acute Chagas
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Acute Chagas disease is known as C_, and if the infective material is rubbed into the eye, it is
called Romana’s sign.
Chagoma
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Acute Chagas disease is known as Chagoma, and if the infective material is rubbed into the eye, it is
called R_ s_
Romana's sign
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Chronic Chagas disease is characterized by c_ symptoms and enlargement of the
esophagous or colon.
cardiac
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Chronic Chagas disease is characterized by cardiac (heart) symptoms and enlargement of the
BODY PART or colon.
esophagous
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Chronic Chagas disease is characterized by cardiac (heart) symptoms and enlargement of the
esophagous or BODY PART
colon
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X_ is the feeding of laboratory-reared kissing bugs on an animal or human patient as a
means of detecting infection with trypanosome parasites.
Xenodiagnosis
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Xenodiagnosis is the feeding of laboratory-reared kissing bugs on an animal or human patient as a
means of detecting infection with trypanosome BLANK
parasites
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Emit a strong b_, obnoxiously s_ odor.
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KISSING BUGS While feeding, they inject an a_ agent in their s_ so that people are rarely a_ that they are being attacked.
- anesthetizing
- saliva
- rarely aware
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KISSING BUGS While feeding, they inject an anesthetizing agent in their _ so that people are rarely _ that they are being attacked.
- anesthetizing
- saliva
- rarely aware
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KISSING BUGS While feeding, they inject an _ agent in their saliva so that people are rarely _ that they are being attacked.
- anesthetizing
- saliva
- rarely aware
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KISSING BUGS While feeding, they inject an _ agent in their _ so that people are rarely rarely aware that they are being attacked.
- anesthetizing
- saliva
- rarely aware
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KISSING BUGS If their BLANK are infected with trypanosomes, these organisms can gain entry into the body by being scratched or
rubbed into the bite or other break in the skin or into the mucus membranes of the mouth or eyes (the conjuctivae).
feces
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KISSING BUGS If their feces are infected with trypanosomes, these organisms can gain entry into the body by being _ or
rubbed into the bite or other break in the skin or into the mucus membranes of the mouth or eyes (the conjuctivae).
scratched
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KISSING BUGS If their feces are infected with trypanosomes, these organisms can gain entry into the body by being scratched or
_ into the bite or other break in the skin or into the mucus membranes of the mouth or eyes (the conjuctivae).
rubbed
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KISSING BUGS If their feces are infected with trypanosomes, these organisms can gain entry into the body by being scratched or
rubbed into the _ or other break in the skin or into the mucus membranes of the mouth or eyes (the conjuctivae).
bite
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KISSING BUGS If their feces are infected with trypanosomes, these organisms can gain entry into the body by being scratched or
rubbed into the bite or other _ in the skin or into the mucus membranes of the mouth or eyes (the conjuctivae).
break
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KISSING BUGS If their feces are infected with trypanosomes, these organisms can gain entry into the body by being scratched or
rubbed into the bite or other break in the skin or into the mucus membranes of the _ or _ (the conjuctivae).
mouth or eyes
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KISSING BUGS The average rate of infection of triatoma bugs in the United States is about PERCENT
20%
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KISSING BUGS bites are usually not painful, typically involve only a slight pricking, and there is no marked _
injury
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KISSING BUGS may experience swelling of the eyelids and face, and fever, which is usually accompanied by MEDICAL CONDITION c_/p_
conjunctivitis/pink eye
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KISSING BUGS may also have a severe allergic reaction, general itching, hives, fainting, nausea, vomiting, swelling of the eyes,
and/or swelling of the tongue and throat with some symptoms lasting DAYS
several days.
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KISSING BUGS CHAGAS DISEASE there is no BLANK... help relieve some of the symptoms but
not without moderate to severe side effects.
no known cure and only a couple of drugs
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KISSING BUGS Conenose bugs harbor in HARBORAGE AREAS during the day and come out to feed at BLANK
- cracks/crevices
- feed at night
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KISSING BUGS They do _ at night and are sometimes _
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KISSING BUGS do not usually colonize human homes but instead live in BLANK trees inhabited by various vertebrates such as BLANK
- hollow trees
- raccoons and opossums or in association with wood rats (Neotoma spp.)
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KISSING BUGS They usually invade structures which are open to the activities of domestic _ or other animals.
fowl
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KISSING BUGS They usually invade
woodland cabins, substandard housing with farm animals about, etc
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KISSING BUGS In domestic situations, been found feeding on the _
pets
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KISSING BUGS In domestic situations, it may be found in
bedding, cracks in walls and floors, under furniture, and associated outbuildings such as privies, dog houses, hen houses, and barns.
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KISSING BUGS This is a 4-step process consisting of
_,
removal of outside attractants,
pesticide application,
and personal precautions.
insect proofing the structure
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KISSING BUGS This is a 4-step process consisting of
insect proofing the structure,
_,
pesticide application,
and personal precautions.
removal of outside attractants
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KISSING BUGS This is a 4-step process consisting of
insect proofing the structure,
removal of outside attractants,
_,
and personal precautions.
pesticide application
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL Removal and destruction of all wild animal harborages such as
_ within 100 ft (90 m) of the structure is advisable.
wood rat lodges, ground squirrel dens, bird nests, etc.
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL Removal and destruction of all wild animal harborages such as
wood rat lodges, ground squirrel dens, bird nests, etc. within FEET (90 m) of the structure is advisable.
100 ft
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL
_
Keep all grass closely mowed
Domestic animals should be kept out of crawl spaces.
Removal of all wild animal harborages such as within 100 ft(90 m) of the structure
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL
Removal of all wild animal harborages such as within 100 ft(90 m) of the structure
_
Domestic animals should be kept out of crawl spaces.
Keep all grass closely mowed
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL
Removal of all wild animal harborages such as within 100 ft(90 m) of the structure
Keep all grass closely mowed
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Domestic animals should be kept out of crawl spaces.
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL
Outside lights should be eliminated or the bulbs changed to _ to reduce the attractiveness to homes and swimming pool areas.
yellow or sodium vapor
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL pesticide application...
as a perimeter barrier; long-lasting repellent materials are best.
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL pesticide application... Treat _ with an appropriately labeled pesticide and then remove them.
wild animal and bird nests
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL pesticide application... Treat
chicken houses, barns, animal pens, coops, dog houses, etc.
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KISSING BUGS CONTROL Indoors use an appropriately labeled pesticide(s) to treat
- cracks and crevices behind baseboards, in bed frames, mattresses and box springs, under cushions and
- in furniture, behind pictures and draperies, under floor boards and rugs, and in closets.
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KISSING BUGS
PERSONAL PRECAUTION
consists of _, inspecting in and
around the bed for conenose bugs, and wrapping the bed legs with double-stick tape.
moving the bed at least 1 ft (30 cm) from walls and all other objects
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KISSING BUGS
PERSONAL PRECAUTION
consists of moving the bed at least 1 ft (30 cm) from walls and all other objects, inspecting in and
around _, and wrapping the bed legs with double-stick tape.
the bed for conenose bugs
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KISSING BUGS
PERSONAL PRECAUTION
consists of moving the bed at least 1 ft (30 cm) from walls and all other objects, inspecting in and
around the bed for conenose bugs, and wrapping the bed legs with
bed legs with double-stick tape.
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KISSING BUGS
PERSONAL PRECAUTION
A _ has been suggested to keep flying bugs away
mosquito net
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KISSING BUGS
PERSONAL PRECAUTION
found on a person should be _ because they are likely to bite if pinched or crushed and this also increases the likelihood of
contact with bug feces.
gently brushed away
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KISSING BUGS
PERSONAL PRECAUTION
found on a person should be gently brushed away because they are likely to bite if _ and this also increases the likelihood of
contact with bug feces.
pinched or crushed
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KISSING BUGS
PERSONAL PRECAUTION
found on a person should be gently brushed away because they are likely to bite if pinched or crushed and this also increases the likelihood of
contact with _ _
bug feces
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