DOC I HAVE BEEN BITTEN BY BED BUGS
What are Bed Bugs?
A Bed Bug is an insect called Cimex lectularius which is a small living insect that one can hardly see with the naked eye.
Bed bugs can be found in schools, hotels, apartments and houses. They can usually crawl and hide themselves in clothes, quilts, bed covers, pillow, furniture, cracks and crevices in the home.
Bed bugs are usually active at night. They mostly bite at exposed skin area such as face, neck, arms, hands feet etc. leaving swelling and redness at those bitten areas.
Their bites are characterized by itchiness and secondary skin infections.
Bed bugs are very flexible and tough insects because after they eat once in their life they can spend their whole life span on that single meal.
The Life span of bed bugs is only one year.
Bedbugs can survive as long as up to one year without sucking blood.
The female bug can lay lay eggs three times in their life. and 300 eggs at one time. The eggs hatch in 6-10 days into adult bed bugs.
What are the Symptoms of Bed Bugs?
1.itching which is worse at night
2.rashes and abrasions on the skin due to scratching and secondary infections.
Rashes typically are present on legs and arms, sometimes on the body , seldom on the face. Rarely it may be present on the scalp.
Bedbug bites can not be felt immediately because of a sedative present in the saliva of the bedbug that keeps the blood from clotting and immunes the body for some time.
The process of sucking blood of a host lasts for 4-5 minutes.
The only good thing about these bugs is that they don not carry germs or bacteria that may cause harmful diseases to human body.
How do you confirm the diagnosis of Bed Bugs?
Skin scrapings can be examined microscopically for the Bed Bugs bites.
What is the Treatment of Bed Bugs?
Wash the infected area with an antibacterial liquid and apply calamine lotion afterward.
Pesticides (chemicals to treat Bed Bugs) actually contain mild insecticide :
Benzyl benzoate lotion
Malathion lotion
Gamma benzene hexachloride cream
Permethrin cream
Bathing is followed by application of the insecticide to the whole body from the neck to soles, left for 24 hours.
Treatment of contacts may be required if there is obvious signs of Bed Bugs.
While the Bed Bugs cannot live off the human skin for longer than 24 hours, each treatment with pesticide should be accompanied by washing, in hot water, of bedsheets, pillow cases and any clothes worn over the previous week.
Most people improve within a few days of treatment but it may take 4-6 weeks for the itch and rash of Bed Bugs to go away completely.
Prevention:
Keep your house clean and spray an effective pest control formula to eradicate these bugs completely.
What are Bed Bugs?
A Bed Bug is an insect called Cimex lectularius which is a small living insect that one can hardly see with the naked eye.
Bed bugs can be found in schools, hotels, apartments and houses. They can usually crawl and hide themselves in clothes, quilts, bed covers, pillow, furniture, cracks and crevices in the home.
Bed bugs are usually active at night. They mostly bite at exposed skin area such as face, neck, arms, hands feet etc. leaving swelling and redness at those bitten areas.
Their bites are characterized by itchiness and secondary skin infections.
Bed bugs are very flexible and tough insects because after they eat once in their life they can spend their whole life span on that single meal.
The Life span of bed bugs is only one year.
Bedbugs can survive as long as up to one year without sucking blood.
The female bug can lay lay eggs three times in their life. and 300 eggs at one time. The eggs hatch in 6-10 days into adult bed bugs.
What are the Symptoms of Bed Bugs?
1.itching which is worse at night
2.rashes and abrasions on the skin due to scratching and secondary infections.
Rashes typically are present on legs and arms, sometimes on the body , seldom on the face. Rarely it may be present on the scalp.
Bedbug bites can not be felt immediately because of a sedative present in the saliva of the bedbug that keeps the blood from clotting and immunes the body for some time.
The process of sucking blood of a host lasts for 4-5 minutes.
The only good thing about these bugs is that they don not carry germs or bacteria that may cause harmful diseases to human body.
How do you confirm the diagnosis of Bed Bugs?
Skin scrapings can be examined microscopically for the Bed Bugs bites.
What is the Treatment of Bed Bugs?
Wash the infected area with an antibacterial liquid and apply calamine lotion afterward.
Pesticides (chemicals to treat Bed Bugs) actually contain mild insecticide :
Benzyl benzoate lotion
Malathion lotion
Gamma benzene hexachloride cream
Permethrin cream
Bathing is followed by application of the insecticide to the whole body from the neck to soles, left for 24 hours.
Treatment of contacts may be required if there is obvious signs of Bed Bugs.
While the Bed Bugs cannot live off the human skin for longer than 24 hours, each treatment with pesticide should be accompanied by washing, in hot water, of bedsheets, pillow cases and any clothes worn over the previous week.
Most people improve within a few days of treatment but it may take 4-6 weeks for the itch and rash of Bed Bugs to go away completely.
Prevention:
Keep your house clean and spray an effective pest control formula to eradicate these bugs completely.
