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I have a bug bite that looks like a bruise, it is mainly bruise like but part of it is red, and it only hurts a little. would this be from a poisonous bug?
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Need exam: The only way to determine if this is an infection is to be seen. Unless you have the "bug" --it will be difficult to tell what the bite was from.
Answered 8/29/2018
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