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Insect Bites And Sting

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June 23, 2023
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Toddler develops pustular lesions on right hand following stinging pain

A 3-year-old girl came running into her house, crying loudly with pain in her right hand. Her mother noticed several flat red marks, but no break in the skin, and she assumed they were insect bites or stings.

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October 19, 2021
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US hospitalizations for Chagas heart disease, caused by ‘kissing bugs,’ on the rise

The incidence of Chagas cardiomyopathy in the U.S. increased from 2002 to 2017, particularly among individuals who emigrated from Central and South America, and was associated with risk for arrhythmia and HF, researchers reported.