Question 1

hello i have a 10 month old da  and this morning we wake up and she has patches looks like bites i wanna know if its bed bugs or is she allergic to something ?

Accepted Answer

Hard to know: The only way to know if a kid is getting bed bug bites is to find them  in her bedding and/or in their clothing. Allergic reactions that trigger hives can appear abruptly. These may look like bites,

Question 2

don t let the bed bugs?

Accepted Answer

Bite?: Bed bugs are tiny arthropods which live by sucking the blood from the superficial skin.  The bite are tiny and they do not carry disease and rarely cause allergy.  So the main issue is that of the aesthetics of sharing your bed with these creatures.  Look on the internet for a variety of ways to check for them and ways to eliminate them.

Question 3

how do bed bugs travel?

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In your luggage: Bed bugs live in the creases and folds of bedding, furniture, and baseboards. They feed at night while you sleep. Look for rust-colored spots on bedding or furniture. The bugs look like apple seeds. Keep your luggage on racks or in the bathtub away from their hiding spaces. When you get home keep your luggage outside and put all your clothing into the dryer (120 f) for 15+  min to kill bugs & eggs.

Question 4

how do bed bugs bites look first?

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See below: Most insect which draw a blood meal though a bite will cause a local reaction with redness, swelling, warmth and itch.  It is often impossible to tell these apart, but bedbugs will often leave a straight line or repeat bites whereas other bugs like mosquitos, fleas, etc. May look scattered.  Spiders often leave a pair of small puncture wound in the center of the area of the bite-this is a diff.

Question 5

how does bed bugs bite look like?

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See below: Most insect which draw a blood meal though a bite will cause a local reaction with redness, swelling, warmth and itch.  It is often impossible to tell these apart, but bedbugs will often leave a straight line or repeat bites whereas other bugs like mosquitos, fleas, etc. May look scattered.  Spiders often leave a pair of small puncture wound in the center of the area of the bite-this is a diff.

Question 6

what are the symptoms of bed bugs?

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The symptoms of Bed bugs include::   Blister rash, Itching.

Question 7

how come i don't react to bed bugs?

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Some: Some patients are blessed with the ability to not react to the bug bites while others have much more pronounced reactions.

Question 8

if i had bed bugs, how would i know?

Accepted Answer

Bed bug bites may: Cause no sx's/signs in some except for 2 small points where skin was punctured by bedbug. When there's a reaction, it may show from an hour to several days after bite. It can cause itchy, pink, swollen, lesions w  clear center. In cases of hypersensitivity blisters may develop. A telltale  sign is linear track of lesions from sequential feedings – but that doesn't always occur. Bites are usually &gt;.

Question 9

why is there infestation of bed bugs?

Accepted Answer

Bugs: Poor disinfection or cleansing or coming in contact with a carrier.

Question 10

what do bites from bed bugs look like?

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See below: Most insect which draw a blood meal though a bite will cause a local reaction with redness, swelling, warmth and itch.  It is often impossible to tell these apart, but bedbugs will often leave a straight line or repeat bites whereas other bugs like mosquitos, fleas, etc. May look scattered.  However, there are treated in the same way - wound care, steroid creams and antihistamines.

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