UF Health scientists study prevalence of a kissing bug disease among Latin Americans in Florida
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Study: Lessons learned from 20 years of snakebites
March 10, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The best way to avoid getting bitten by a venomous snake is to not go looking for one in the first place. Like eating well and exercising…
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UF Health scientists study prevalence of a kissing bug disease among Latin Americans in Florida
February 8, 2021
It isn’t the “kiss” that sickens. The parasite that can slowly kill lurks in the feces, and not the bite, of the triatomine insect, commonly called the kissing…
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