Question 1

What do bed bug bites look like on african-american?

Accepted Answer

but African Americans do tend to scar more if the bite is scratched or infected.

Question 2

I have some raised dry patches on my but area and i wanted to know if it's bed bug bites? i am a african american

Accepted Answer

"Raised dry patches" doesn't suggest bug bites, and bed bugs would not limit their meals to your buttock area, more likely itchy red bumps in several locations. Sounds like some other kind of dermatitis. Not enough information to even guess at the cause, but your race or skin color almost certainly has nothing to do with it. See a doctor, preferably a dermatologist. Good luck!

Question 3

Im a 26 yr old african american woman. i have a 8 yr old son that sleeps in my bed and his. we have been really itchy lately and getting bumps that get really swollen but let out no puss. i have searched for bed bugs because some of my symptoms point to t

Accepted Answer

A visit to the doctor, for your son, you, or ideally, both of you, can help find out the cause. Besides bedbugs, scabies is also a possibility. good luck!

Question 4

Can bed bugs bite your head?

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. >.

Question 5

Do bed bugs bite the same spot?

Accepted Answer

Bed bugs crawl on the skin and more likely will bites in different locations but specially on exposed areas of the skin on the arms and legs.

Question 6

What do bed bugs bite look like or a website with photo?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does bed bugs bite look like?

Accepted Answer

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 8

How do bed bugs bite look like after i've scratched?

Accepted Answer

Bed bugs often bite in a row, or cluster. The bites vary from pink bumps to welts. They are very itchy.
The become more inflamed when scratched
you can use an oral anti-itch medication if needed.

Question 9

Why do bed bugs bite me and not my wife and where in the same bed?

Accepted Answer

Have you seen them? Are there red/brown dots on your sheets? See a dermatologist. Are there itchy, scabby sores in lines?

Question 10

Can bed bugs bite through clothes or crawl up long sleeves and pants to bite also will the cold kill them?

Accepted Answer

They usually strike the first skin they find, so ankles are common.  They are incredibly itchy.  Only high heat (in clothing/bedclothing---not on your skin!) and certain pesticides can kill them.  Consider an exterminator with experience in bed bugs.

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I have some raised dry patches on my but area and i wanted to know if it's bed bug bites? i am a african american

Im a 26 yr old african american woman. i have a 8 yr old son that sleeps in my bed and his. we have been really itchy lately and getting bumps that get really swollen but let out no puss. i have searched for bed bugs because some of my symptoms point to t

Can bed bugs bite your head?

Do bed bugs bite the same spot?

What do bed bugs bite look like or a website with photo?

How does bed bugs bite look like?

How do bed bugs bite look like after i've scratched?

Why do bed bugs bite me and not my wife and where in the same bed?

Can bed bugs bite through clothes or crawl up long sleeves and pants to bite also will the cold kill them?

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