Bed bug bites not only cause discomfort due to itching, but can also cause various infections, including tuberculosis, brucellosis, hepatitis and others. Ella Churyukina, head of the Department of Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Rostov State Medical University, Associate Professor of the Department of Clinical Immunology, Allergology and Laboratory Diagnostics of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Kuban State Medical University, an allergist-immunologist of the highest category, a doctor of INVITRO-South, warned about this in an interview with Izvestia on November 19, Ella Churyukina.
As the expert explained, there are a large number of types of bed bugs, but the most common are bed bugs. This is a blood-sucking insect 5–7 mm in size, which feeds on the blood of a person or animal. The female can lay about 5 eggs per day, and lays about 500 eggs in her life. Therefore, if she settled in upholstered furniture, then the bugs will multiply exponentially.
“In some cases, bedbug bites can cause itching, cosmetic defects, and their bites can lead to an allergic reaction. And naturally, there are psychotraumatic factors: when, after sleep, the whole body and face are bitten. In addition to the fact that they cause discomfort from itchy dermatitis, various infections can also be introduced, including tuberculosis, brucellosis, hepatitis, smallpox, tularemia and anthrax, ”Churiukina warned.
According to her, most often bedbugs crawl from neighbors, or a person can bring them on clothes from another room: from work, from guests, and even from a store. In addition, bedbugs can freely migrate through the premises with the help of ventilation ducts, the outer walls of houses. So, an adult bug can crawl in 1 minute from 25 cm to 1 m.
As a rule, bedbugs leave a chain of bites on the body – these insects usually move in one line. As a result, a path of reddish spots appears, which subsequently causes itching. The size of the spots and the strength of the itching depends on the individual characteristics of the person.
“Bug bites often go away on their own, but when there are a lot of bites, they are quite pronounced and cause discomfort, it is necessary to wash the bite with water. In case of swelling, it is recommended to apply a cold compress. If the swelling does not go away, then it is worth applying any steroid cream (pointwise) to the bite and drinking an antihistamine tablet. Usually these measures are sufficient. In the event that the bites do not go away, it is recommended to consult a doctor, ”the doctor said.
She clarified that the safest and most effective way to get rid of bedbugs is to call specialists and disinfect. You may need 2 or 3 treatments. In this case, the bugs do not die immediately, usually death occurs 5–14 days after treatment. Independent attempts to remove bedbugs can be not only ineffective, but also carry a health risk, Churyukina added.
In September, the therapist at INVITRO Voronezh, Svetlana Kuprina, warned about the danger of mold in the house. According to the doctor, the mold produces toxins that are harmful to human health, causing coughs, headaches, indigestion and other negative effects.
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