This researcher from the Instituto Osvaldo Cruz found that workers on a
railroad project in Minas Geraes kept falling ill. They complained about
being bitten by a bug they called Barbiero (Kissing Bug) because it tended
to attack them around the lips and the cheeks. The researcher found that
the bug would not only draw blood but also defecate around the bite, leaving
behind an organism that spread disease. The disease is characterised by
weakness, enlarged internal organs and the slowing down of digestion. The
disease is named after
railroad project in Minas Geraes kept falling ill. They complained about
being bitten by a bug they called Barbiero (Kissing Bug) because it tended
to attack them around the lips and the cheeks. The researcher found that
the bug would not only draw blood but also defecate around the bite, leaving
behind an organism that spread disease. The disease is characterised by
weakness, enlarged internal organs and the slowing down of digestion. The
disease is named after