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Hi doctors. is it possible to have signs of bedbugs (rusty color on pillow, brownish-yellow on mattress protector) without getting bitten by them?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Stained sheets: Colors of that sort do not suggest bed bugs at all. More likely related to personal hygiene, bathing, and frequency of laundering the sheets, mattress pad, etc.

Answered 9/8/2020

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Signs of bed bugs:: 1st- blood smears on your bedding that usually turn black over time. 2nd- amber colored “shells” which occurs when the bed bug sheds it's exoskeleton. 3. bug feces on your sheets (brown- black dots). 4. “musty sweet” odor due to bug's secretions. Don't expect to see the eggs. They are is small crevices, translucent and about 1/16th of an inch in length. The adult is 1/4th inch long.

Answered 9/9/2020

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