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Reduviidae
Used for:
Panstrongylus
Used for:
Rhodnius
Used for:
Triatoma
Broader Terms:
Insecta
Related Terms:
arthropod borne communicable disease
Related Terms:
trypanosomiasis
Scope Note:
family of winged insects of the suborder Heteroptera, called assassin bugs, because most prey on other insects; however one subfamily, Triatominae, attacks humans and other vertebrates and transmits Chagas disease.
Term Number:
5004-0069
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