{"id":5027,"date":"2026-02-26T03:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2026-02-26T03:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:49:50","slug":"what-to-do-if-bitten-by-an-assass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=5027","title":{"rendered":"What To Do If Bitten By An Assass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Beware the Assassin Bug: A Growing Summer Threat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Hidden Danger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Summer brings sunshine \u2014 and pests.<\/p>\n<p>Among them is the\u00a0<strong>assassin bug<\/strong>, also known as the \u201ckissing bug,\u201d an insect whose bite can cause serious illness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Spreads Disease<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to experts, \u201cwhen they bite, they usually defecate on the site,\u201d transferring parasites that can cause\u00a0<strong>Chagas disease<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 a potentially fatal infection.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms include \u201cheadache, fever, rashes, unexplained fatigue, and vomiting,\u201d though many people show none until heart issues appear later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where They\u2019re Found<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assassin bugs live across the U.S., especially in southern states, often hiding \u201cin gardens, under porches, and sometimes inside homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keeping your yard clean and free of debris can help reduce risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What To Do<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If bitten, see a doctor immediately for a blood test. Early detection is key.<\/p>\n<p>Awareness, not fear, is the best protection for you, your family, and your pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware the Assassin Bug: A Growing Summer Threat A Hidden Danger Summer brings sunshine \u2014 and pests. Among them is the\u00a0assassin bug, also known as the \u201ckissing bug,\u201d an insect whose bite can cause serious illness. How It Spreads Disease According to experts, \u201cwhen they bite, they usually defecate on the site,\u201d transferring parasites that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5039,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5027\/revisions\/5039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}