The kissing bug carries a unicellular organism called Trypanosoma cruzi [1], which is what causes the human disease. T. cruzi is transmitted by the kissing bug

The kissing bug carries a unicellular organism called Trypanosoma cruzi [1], which is what causes the human disease. T. cruzi is transmitted by the kissing bug into the human host, where it can remain dormant for years while completing its life cycle. What is so nasty with this parasite is that it hides inside normal cells, proliferating slowly. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosoma_cruzi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosoma_cruzi