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Chagas disease is transmitted primarily through an insect called the 'kissing bug' which bites people around the mouth and then can pass along a parasite through people's mouth, nose or breaks in the skin

New police chairman Donna Jones has called on parents to take action following reports of a new social media trend which encourages teens to overdose on paracetamol

Louise Trott, a children's nurse from Merseyside, knew something was wrong when her face started to "droop" to one side but blamed an infection before test revealed the heartbreaking cause

Professional matador Alejandro Conquero, 28, sustained horrendous and irreparable internal injuries after the raging bull gored him in the bottom during the annual Prieto de la Ca in Madrid yesterday

The explosion occurred at a bakery in the city of San Cristobal, which lies just west of Santo Domingo, the country's 911 system said in a statement

Three-year-old Kaya has a rare brain malformation called Pontine Tegmental Cap Dysplasia (PTCD), which impacts her vision, hearing, cognition, speech, sleep, breathing, and mobility

The woman and her husband were visiting Italian food emporium Eataly in Boston when she slipped on a piece of prosciutto and fractured her ankle, the lawsuit claims

Health bosses accused ministers of failing to address staff shortages after the Department of Health announced a £250million package to boost capacity with more beds

Several people were injured when a Ford Fiesta crashed into a campsite in Wales on Saturday night, as eye witnesses spoke of the horror moment the incident unfolded yards from their tents

It's currently unknown whether the violent lads were British or Irish tourists and cops are yet to make any arrests in connection with the brutal brawl on the Punta Ballena strip in Magaluf on Sunday

A Maryland man led Virginia police on a chaotic chase involving a stolen truck and ambulance, causing multiple crashes on major highways, before being apprehended in Washington DC

Police found the three men in the car outside Jonathan Jennings School 109 around 8:15am on Monday, while a fourth man in the car was taken to a hospital, but his condition wasn’t immediately clear

Jen Royce had been celebrating her birthday with a wild swim in Montana's Jefferson River when a vicious otter fell upon her and her friends. It took turns savaging the shocked friends as they desperately tried to get out the river

EastEnders viewers watched on in shock as a young Tommy lashed out at Alfie, leaving him completely breathless after the pair became embroiled in a heated row

Maya Siek was discharged from the QEQM Hospital in Margate with tonsillitis, her worried parents reassured that she was fine to go home - before she died in the arms of her stepdad

Emmerdale character Bob Hope was left worse for wear during Monday night's episode after he suffered a heart attack following a violent confrontation with Liam

There was a greater chance of Donna Creed winning the National Lottery than being a suitable organ donor for her husband Darren – but amazingly she has successfully given him her kidney

One woman went off the beaten track to have the adventure of a lifetime, seeing gorillas, hippos, turtles and more in the wilds of the West African nation

Daria Iuzifiak was found on the street below the seventh floor hotel window she had been sharing with her boyfriend after being spotted dangling by her feet half-naked

Dan Staniforth has been left with life-changing injuries after a Ford Fiesta drove into his family's tent on a Welsh campsite, while his three-year-old son escaped without a scratch

Alex Nichol, 30, stamped on a Pocket Bully after it bit a chunk out of five-year-old daughter Farrah-Leigh's face as they went to a Nisa shop near their home in Stockton-on-Tees

Labour is still winning in the polls despite aggressive Tory spin, says Fleet Street Fox. Perhaps that's because the Tories are spinning themselves down the plughole

Wyatt Kauffman was trying to move out of the way so a group of people could take a photo when he fell over the edge at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, landing almost 100ft below

The 14-year-old was trying to move out of the way to allow people to take pictures when he fell backwards over the ledge at the North Rim with rescue teams having to rappel down the cliff to reach him

Death is one of the few certainties in life but for these six people they have experienced it and come back - so they're explaining what it was like for them