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How a Kissing Bug Becomes a Balloon Full of Your Blood

A kissing bug gorges on your blood. Then it poops on you. And that poop might contain the parasite that causes Chagas disease, which can be deadly. Without knowing it, millions of people have gotten the parasite in Latin America, where these insects live in many rural homes. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the saliva of some kissing bugs in the U.S. can give you a dangerous allergic reaction.
Season 8 Episode 19 Length 04:58 Premiere: 11/09/21

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How a Kissing Bug Becomes a Balloon Full of Your Blood
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S8 E14 Length 04:51 Premiere Date 08/31/21

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S8 E13 Length 04:29 Premiere Date 08/10/21

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S8 E12 Length 04:42 Premiere Date 07/13/21

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S8 E10 Length 05:03 Premiere Date 05/18/21

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S8 E9 Length 03:56 Premiere Date 05/04/21

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S8 E8 Length 04:52 Premiere Date 04/20/21

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S8 E7 Length 04:25 Premiere Date 04/06/21

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S8 E5 Length 05:01 Premiere Date 03/09/21

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S8 E2 Length 04:12 Premiere Date 01/26/21

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S8 E1 Length 04:00 Premiere Date 01/12/21

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