The Kissing Bug
Book • 2021
The Kissing Bug blends family memoir with investigative journalism to chronicle the history of Chagas disease and its impact on marginalized communities.
Hernández recounts growing up watching her aunt die from the disease while exploring the biology of kissing bugs, the history of medical experimentation, and how poverty, racism, and public policies have conspired to keep this disease hidden in America.
The book exposes the intersection of racial politics and for-profit healthcare while centering the human stories of those living with the illness.
Hernández recounts growing up watching her aunt die from the disease while exploring the biology of kissing bugs, the history of medical experimentation, and how poverty, racism, and public policies have conspired to keep this disease hidden in America.
The book exposes the intersection of racial politics and for-profit healthcare while centering the human stories of those living with the illness.
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