A member asked:

Does bed bugs have any health impact? i know they r harmless except skin rash & potential skin infection but they live on human blood so my question is does the blood lost has any negative/positive health impact? does small blood loss actually helps?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Bed bugs: Blood loss in this quantity won't have an impact. Although there is no evidence that Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) act as a vector for transmitting infectious diseases to humand, there are studies that suggest it might transmit Trypanosoma cruzi (Chaga Disease). REF: https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/30/study-further-evidence-bed-bugs-transmit-chagas-disease-pathogen/

Answered 7/22/2020

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