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A bug of the large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera, commonly involved in the transmission of [[Chagas disease]] in South America | A bug of the large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera, commonly involved in the transmission of [[Chagas disease]] in South America | ||
− | [[Image:PHIL 2538 lores.jpg | left | 400px | Triatoma infestans or the “Kissing Bug”, “Assassin Bug”, or “Cone-Nose Bug”, is a vector for Chagas' Disease. | + | [[Image:PHIL 2538 lores.jpg | left | 400px | thumb | Triatoma infestans or the “Kissing Bug”, “Assassin Bug”, or “Cone-Nose Bug”, is a vector for Chagas' Disease. |
− | Photo courtsey by CDC and Hardin MD, University of Iowa | + | Photo courtsey by CDC and Hardin MD, University of Iowa http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hARDIN/MD/cdc/chagas6.html ]] |
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[[Category: Tcruzi]] [[Category:Parasite Life Cycle ontology]] | [[Category: Tcruzi]] [[Category:Parasite Life Cycle ontology]] |
Latest revision as of 15:51, 23 September 2009
A bug of the large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera, commonly involved in the transmission of Chagas disease in South America