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The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease
By Hernández, Daisy
- ISBN
- 9781951142520
- Publisher
- Tin House
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Reviewed on May 1, 2021 | Science & Technology
In this latest work, Hernández (A Cup of Water Under My Bed) chronicles the history of the parasitic disease trypanosomiasis—also known as Chagas (after its 1909 discoverer), or the kissing bug disease—which quietly impacts as many as 300,000 people in the U.S. each year. Hernández centers the narrative on her family's history with Chagas; she also weaves the personal stories of several people living with Chagas into her exploration of the d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
