How a Kissing Bug Becomes a Balloon Full of Your Blood | Deep Look
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- 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.
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Kissing bugs live in the Americas, where around 130 species feed on humans, wild animals like wood rats, and on dogs, chickens and pigs.
In Latin America, five species of kissing bugs are largely responsible for infecting around 6 million people with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease. The parasite enters people’s bodies when they rub the poop of an infected kissing bug into the bite wound or their eyes.
Most never get sick, but up to one-third develop heart disease that can kill them. Pregnant women can pass the parasite onto their babies.
--- What are signs you’ve been bitten by a kissing bug?
The bite is painless and frequently invisible, though it might swell up. Kissing bugs often bite near the eyes or mouth, but they’ll dig in anywhere.
If the bite victim rubs infected bug poop into their eye, it might puff up into the sign of Romaña.
Infection might cause fever, headache, cough, or abdominal pain, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
--- What are other names for kissing bugs?
They’re referred to as triatomines and also known as chinche besucona, vinchuca, pito and barbeiro.
--- In what countries do people contract Chagas?
Chagas is regularly transmitted in 21 countries in Latin America.
In the U.S., where kissing bugs very rarely transmit Chagas, researchers estimate that some 350,000 Latin American immigrants contracted the parasite in their home countries, where the bugs live inside houses and in animal coops.
--- What is the treatment for Chagas?
Two medications can kill the parasite.
“The earlier you treat people, and the younger the person is, the better the chance of preventing development of heart disease,” said Dr. Caryn Bern, at the University of California, San Francisco.
--- In what states in the U.S. do kissing bugs live?
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona are the states with the most findings of kissing bugs, according to Texas A&M University.
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Kudos to the guy who sacrificing his own arm for this video.
That would be Gabriela!
@@KQEDDeepLook How do you guys make sure Gabi doesn’t get infected with Chagas, or go into anaphylaxis?
@@nickc3657 maybe they treat it immediately after gabi got bitten
(But I sure am not)
@@KQEDDeepLook so you have human Guinea pigs
Welcome to the another episode of
"The more you know, the less sleep you get"
That could be our Deep Look motto…
Knowledge is power
*nods in agreement*
@@KQEDDeepLook NO PLEASE NO, PLEASE NO
Heh, I am good, living in the North, where these creepy crawlers can't survive.
“The kissing bug will suck anymore that’s not covered” this is why kids think blankets can protect you from anything
Hi, I'm from Brazil and recognized the name of the bug when you mentioned "barbeiro". We are aware of those bugs and always be careful to seal our windows and protect our homes with heating venom, it's in a safe height so animals don't bump into it. We learn about this bug at school, also getting to know many other insects and diseases, to take precaution on it. The most common state to have it, is Amazon, even though it can be easily found on warm areas, like northeast, where I live. But I'm safe though, haha
sopa de macaco
Northeast ? Like colares? That general area?
Amazonas not amazon, but i get what you mean
Você é um índio?
What is heating venom?
"This bug could kill you. So let's watch it suck blood from a real person."
I bet they draw straws to see who gets sacrificed. lol
It was probably a laboratory grown one so it would be sterile. Just like when they let the mosquitoes feed on them.
I hope they pay him well a buttload of money
@@BLOODKINGbro That's probably the most likely scenario.
@@nobo2979 that's not sounded very good for me
Salute to the person who let this bug "kiss" their poor arms T.T
That's Gabriela, the producer: th-cam.com/users/postUgkxccU7ycibVBV1Fh_y063JS8DZrYMySaBX
@@KQEDDeepLook 🤣👍
Were the insects purchased from a scientific supply company? To ensure they are safe and free from all parasites?
@@derek20la They have a video explaining how they kept Gabi safe and if you look at the comments above they have a link to that video.
@@savagedabs8536 They don't really talk about the parasites
Imagine having a water balloon fight and someone throws this at you XD
Lol😂
Noooo! This one is my worst nightmare, a mix of bedbug and tick!!! 5 minutes before I just didn't know of its existence and was so happy...
I almost died from this bug twice in the past 3 years. Got my whole body inside and out covered with severe allergic reactions. Even the airway to my lungs was affected causing me to suffocate. Really glad that the hospital is somewhat near our house.
Oh my, taking the god that you're alive, without him you won't be living anymore, stay safe and always pray!
I meant thanking, not taking
Thank god!
where do you live? I think I found 2 of these in my house in Chicago.
@@sofii_11 Wait , I tought it was because of the hospital they dont died
'It can literally kill you!'
The guy: So, I just let it feast on my arm, anyway...
I think they use one breed in a lab for that scene.
They could be lab-grown or tested, thus not carrying the disease. Researchers do the same with ticks.
The team to the guy: Yes. And if by luck, it might just poop too. Perfect for our research.😊👌
The woman who volunteered her arm: " huh, all of this people think I'm a man".
@@MistaMaine. Hahaha that would have been sorta satisfying to watch if it did happen not gonna lie.
What's worse is that unlike ticks or mosquitos, these are relatively... big for a bloodsucking insect...
nah even the bugs getting freaky 💀
Wow, this bug really does add insult to injury
Salt
OMG this line is like from Taylor Swift’s “exile”
@@lawrencezablan868
Also “Bad Blood” lol 🩸
We don't need vampires when we have kissing bug. Shudders...
Mosquitoes: *I thought we were the real life vamps.....* ☹
Right? Ticks are equally disgusting little vectors of diseases. I suppose diatomaceous earth will kill kissing bugs as well as it kills other bugs, but that doesn’t make me feel good about sleeping.
@Deep Look, can we see their poop without magnification? If so, I now understand white bedding.
@@beachgirl4583 yeah it is terrifying and well equally disgusting.
4:13 ouch buddy. Mousey is looking spikey over here
I honestly don’t appreciate how I’ve never knew of the existence of these things in my life until a year ago, and I thought they were just beetles. I’ve had a lot of phases of insects come and go around the house, and I blame the pest control for it. I miss the huge prehistoric looking beetles, but anyway, for the first time ever, these started to appear a year or so ago and would accumulate in the masses on my laundry room window. None ever made their way inside, but hearing that they can potentially “kill” you is - smh. A video about them just chilling comfortably in my reccs all of a sudden is weird too, lol.
Yeah last year was the first year we've seen them. actually got bit by one last night.
Watching these late at night is unavoidable, I love these documentaries!💙
Glad you like them! We love producing them.
@@KQEDDeepLook And I love not sleeping XD
true that
@ xD
I love them to
They call them 'kissing bugs' in the US? Why? It makes them sound so friendly 😂. I vastly prefer 'vinchuca'.
You have these things? Ffffffffffff
Yeah.. it's like their international name.
@@nightshadehelis9821 Thankfully I've never seen one where I live but they do exist in my country.
Here in Brazil they're called Barber Bugs, because they usually sting around your face.
Chinche Picuda!
i like how they actually did
"how it started, how its going"
In the nothern of my country, houses are made of mud and wood (pau-a-pique, brazilian portuguese). These houses' walls are the perfect habitat for this bug (called in Brazil Barbeiro de Chagas) to live and reproduce so the families are left very vulnerable there, they are poor and have little knowledge about how dangerous. I've heard some stories of people who left these areas for a better place and when they found out about the disease, it was too late and their hearts are too damaged by the parasite.
Each time deep look posts something you know it's going to be scarier than a horror movie.
Sometimes we post stories about cute things! But not often.';-)
@@KQEDDeepLook are you single??!
I respect the person who sacrificed his/her body to the science, lol
The video mentioned that the parasites could be treated well. The most important part is that you 'know' that you are bitten, and take measures.
its was producer's hand Gabrial
Now I know what insect landed on my forehead during target practice. It’s a bug you’ll never forget.
1:08 This is me after thanksgiving
Up next: Ant that crawls in people's bums and then instantly enlarges, exploding and killing the victim
This doesn't put a smile on my face.
I don't feel so good.
🙂🐜
No. Just “no”. That can not exist.
Did no one pick up that this was an AntMan / Thanos play 🙃
That's super interesting that they cool down the blood in their head before it reaches the abdomen! I wish humans had something like that so we didn't burn our mouths when accidentally eating really hot food lol.
Guess then we all will have a long antenna on our head 🤣🤣 that would be no aesthetic
Would be very good for pizza rolls
We do, its called blowing on it, if its already in your mouth you’re gonna get burned, i think you mean you want it to but burn your stomach
Fr Tho lol
Some people have airway in-between their ears.
The fact that a Deep Look video can make you awe in fascination but also give goosebumps comes to show that they are doing it with passion. I love it ❤
2:40 когда вернулся от бабушки домой спустя 3 месяца
All kissing bugs feed on blood throughout their lives. Kissing bugs can feed on people, dogs, and wild animals. They feed many times over their lives. When kissing bugs feed, they can take several minutes to take a full meal like mentioned in the video, 20-30 minutes. Kissing bugs do not attach like ticks and their bites do not usually hurt the person while they are feeding
This is both educational and entertaining to me. Thank you
Im 11th
😄
send a bunch to Africa.
2:50 "Hey bro why is that chocolate m&m moving?"
Ohh, just pick up and eat💀
0:22
The guy: I have no such weaknesses
1:25 me at the start of this pandemic versus now.
Hats off for Deep Look team!! Never fail to amaze me
You’re videos are so interesting! I usually get bored when anybody else tries to tell me these things…
glad i'm not the only one that had a hard time watching someone sacrifice themselves while hearing how incredibly dangerous this bug is
I'm so grateful I live where it snows. This is total nightmare fuel. How common are these monstrosities? Has anyone here experienced one?
If it makes you feel any better, even though the video says they live in the US, I live in Texas and don't recall ever seeing one, so they're probably not that common down here
The video does say they're a bigger problem in Latin America, though
@@brenblue8493 that actually does make me feel better. Whew.
I've never seen one and I'm American
Here in Mexico I see 1 around each 2 or 3 months
In AZ my brother and I used to actually play with them a ton in our backyard but I haven’t seen them for years since moving to another part of town…still makes this video all the more horrifying lmaooo
The sheer disrespect these guys have.
Ikr. Crawling around Kissing people without their consent! 😤🤚
@@MistaMaine. and using the bathroom right where they eat and directly into the opening they created.
SCREAMING … “chinche…pito” HELPPPPP
Respect to the guy who records the kiss bug biting the rat
Watching deep look increased my IQ by 20, leading to a grand total of of 21 IQ
Glad to help . ;-)
Rookie numbers, my IQ has decreased by 30 in the last half hour leading to a grand total of -354.
(Nothing to do with Deep Look, I love them and I’m only joking obviously)
@@brianisme6498 ,
One would expect declining numbers from Brians. Wtg, overachiever. ;)
I live in Arizona and one time I found several kissing bugs hiding under my mattress. I was horrified, but thankfully they didn't look *too* engorged. I suspect they hitched a ride on my cat. I caught them and, out of spite, doused them with alcohol and lit them on fire. Such was my disgust.
I slept in my car that night.
Nossa só percebi dps de que inseto tavam falando, aqui no Brasil ele é bem conhecido como barbeiro, as pessoas tem muito medo dele mas todo mundo acha que a doença de chagas podia ser passada só pela mordida(inclusive eu) muito bom conteúdo ajuda a informar as pessoas sobre o real perigo que é esse animal
me in my head "cut it" 1:02
Thanks for giving us a new nightmare! 😂
Any time!
Hats off to the guy who volunteered to be infected 😂
He's not getting infected. The insects are either tested or grown in the lab.
And is not a guy, it's a woman
@@triccele oh yeah, didn't notice that lol
1:23 that's me before and after lunch
You just had to say “When you’re asleep”, just as i’m about to go to bed
when you thought horsefly's mosquitos and ticks were bad
i studied bioscience in my foundation year and i have to admit, it was the toughest subject among other subjects.. we studied bacteriology, parasitology, and virology. parasitology was the most difficult to memorise because it was so dense! however, it was totally worth it in the end when i stumble upon videos like this. i'm more familiar about parasites :)
Thanks for sharing!
thanks for this comment that added nothing to the conversation!
Why is the disease called Chagas Disease?
"Carlos Chagas was a Brazilian biologist, sanitary doctor, infectious disease scientist, scientist and bacteriologist, who worked as a clinician and researcher. Active in public health in Brazil, he started his career fighting malaria."
I'm guessing it's name after the scientist that found it, the area it originated from, or some scientific name.
@@jayaniee It was Carlos Chagas who discovered this disease in 1907
Gotta love how watching this kinda stuff makes your skin crawl
0:28 well I know I'm not sleeping from now on...
tick:
_"Finally, a Worthy opponent...
OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!"_
*(also kudos to that person who let that bug "kiss" 'em.)*
Bed bug: allow me to introduce myself
Mosquito: *Who are these amateurs?*
:Bed Bugs have entered the chat: "Well hello there!"
@@MistaMaine. Gold😂😂😂😂
I used to like bugs. I saw these in my room all the time and was like "wow, neat looking little critters".
I am now traumatized.
I thought they were all stink bugs until I started watching Deep Look. Assassin bugs! Kissing bugs! The more you know!
I’m going down the same exact road 😂
Kissing bugs : "exists"
Mosquito : finnaly worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary
"The bug can make you very sick, even kill you" - said with a straight face while a live victim is being used.
I swear to god insects are just otherworldly
They get stranger with every evolution
4:15
guy really just munching some food with cacti in him
i found multiple kissing bugs in the coastal area of alabama, and i knew what they were at the time, but my mom kept assuring to me they werent kissing bugs. i come across this video and am now 100% sure those were kissing bugs.
Don't be too hasty! Hemipterans are tricky. Bugs from the families Coreidae, Reduviidae, Nabidae, and sometimes even Pentatomidae look really similar to these animals, right down to the fan of stripes on the abdomen.
2:50 I love how that kissing bug walks 🤣
Haha funny fella
😂
Sempre tive medo de barberios por conta desses boatos do parasita, mas agora graças à esse vídeo eu percebi que não são boatos... E dizem que por aqui no Brasil eles gostam do Açaí, que alguns açaís podem ser contaminados com esses parasitas. Enfim, esse foi de longe um dos vídeos mais úteis que o TH-cam já me recomendou.
I once woke up with one on my face. I hope that was only once 😳
This is why I will sleep with air tight long sleeve clothing with air tight socks and air tight face mask and air tight glasses, also all of these items will be impenetrable :)
Edit: Almost forgot the air tight pants :)
Wouldn’t it be easier/more comfortable to sleep in one of those water tanks? They can’t get in.
“..It could make you sick, or kill you.”
The persons arm their using: *sweats*
🤣🤣🤣🤣
New fear unlocked. Never going sleep again.
Bug: "I'm just gonna take a few millilitres of blood."
Guy: "That's okay, I've got enough--"
Bug: "And then I'm gonna poop death."
"it could actually make you really sick. Even kill you!"
*Proceeds to show a kissing bug crawling around on a person's arm*
I love this channel it’s so interesting ☺️
[Edit: Thank You So much For The Likes!!!]
Agreed
Happy to hear that!
"Okay this is super gross"
Meanwhile my hand: **Literally becoming numb while I watch**
finally some quality content for insect lovers!
"They usually bite near your lips or your eyes."
*MMMMMM NOPE NOPE NOPE LAND OF A TRILLION NOPES-*
Please take me to the land of a trillion nopes.
This channel should be awarded, very informative!
Me after watching these kinds of vids: Those dark spots on the walls do be looking mighty sus right now, lets burn down the house just to be safe
"It could actually make you really sick, even kill you!"
Person that's letting this Kissing Bug feed on them: "I pretend to not hear."
Everytime I watch your videos (love them btw) I can't help but to think of the phrase "salutations deep ones"
You mean to tell me that i've been sleeping with the window open while these things exist ? No it's fine, i'm okay. I'm okay. I think.
You better run.
Bro risked his life for a video
Am I the only one who wants to pop the kissing bugs "balloon"?
I keep waiting to see that.
I always watch these videos at night, It helps me fall asleep because of Lauren’s voice.
another excellent, top quality video. Love this series so much!
The video is very well done, informative and entertaining.
Thumbs up for the music pick, it sounds like 80´s horror synth music. Very nice touch!
Thanks TH-cam for recommending me this when I never asked for it.
"It likes your warm body"
Me single and lonely-
"Awwww"
3:34 *WHERE'S THE FLAMMENWERFER???*
Thank you, now I got an urge to search my bed at 3:00 am to check if there's any kissing bug.
"It likes your warm body."
Ight boys, time to sleep in the fridge from now on.
I love all things weird and bizarre but this episode almost made my skin crawl but I loved it!
I remember seeing these things all the time at my high school, never knew they drew blood like this
This is the video that I chose right before bed. That’s just wonderful
God Bless You People for helping humanity be more aware of our surroundings! Thankyou!
Thank you deep look for making me stay awake for the whole night
i've never heard of this insect before. but I live in Canada so I feel safe xD
yea same im from trinidad so im safe too
“It likes your warm body”
At least something likes me.
Thanks youtube to recommend me this video just before i'll go to sleep...
I am very thankful for your amazing work, it helps me in very different ways.
Happy to hear that!
Very interesting and informative. Even though my face was wincing through the whole video. Hahaha! Oh! And Gabi is the real MVP! :D
MVP!😂
"Oh kissing bug!"
*Picks it up with his bare hands*
He literally bout to pop like a balloon lol