{"id":9403,"date":"2026-05-16T19:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=9403"},"modified":"2026-05-16T19:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:45:22","slug":"what-to-do-if-bitten-by-an-assassin-bug-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=9403","title":{"rendered":"What To Do If Bitten By An Assassin Bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Summers filled with barbecues, bare feet, and warm nights now come with a new, unsettling threat: the assassin bug, or \u201ckissing bug.\u201d Drawn to humans and pets, these insects feed on blood, often striking around the mouth and face as people sleep. The danger isn\u2019t the bite itself, but what can follow. When they feed, they frequently defecate near the wound, and parasites in their feces can enter the body, potentially causing Chagas disease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This illness can simmer silently for years. Some people experience fever, rashes, fatigue, or vomiting, but many never notice a thing until the infection begins to damage the heart. Assassin bugs thrive in cluttered yards, woodpiles, sheds, and under porches, especially in warmer Southern states, but they\u2019re spreading wider each year. Keeping outdoor areas clean, sealing cracks in your home, and seeking immediate medical care if you suspect a bite can dramatically reduce the risk for you, your family, and your pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Summers filled with barbecues, bare feet, and warm nights now come with a new, unsettling threat: the assassin bug, or \u201ckissing bug.\u201d Drawn to humans and pets, these insects &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9405,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9403\/revisions\/9405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}