In
the course of doing the "Bed bugs Post Series", we got a lot of
questions. Some "sounded" really funny, but as a matter of fact, they
aren't funny.
These
questions are questions regarding the health risk(s) one could be
exposed to through bed bug bites. And I tell you, they're questions that
need clarification.
It's good to be very conscious and proactive when it comes to issues regarding one's health, and this is what we preach.
Bed
bug bites, called CIMICOSIS, may lead to a range of health effects
including skin rashes, psychological effects and allergic symptoms.
Here we have high lighted a few most commonly asked questions regarding bed bug bites.
1. DO BED BUGS TRANSMIT DISEASES?
Bed
bugs are not considered to an extent, as medical or public health
hazard. Bed bugs were not known to spread disease(s) (despite being able
to be infected by at least 28 human disease pathogens).
Not until recently, did researchers
demonstrate that bed bugs can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi),
the parasite that causes Chagas disease, one of the most prevalent and
deadly diseases that claims thousands of lives every year in the
Americas.
People
are infected with this disease, not through bed bug bites but faeces,
which they deposit on their sleeping host, often around the face, after
feeding.
2. DO BED BUGS CAUSE ANAEMIA?
Being
haematophagous in nature (i.e blood sucking), bed bugs require blood in
order to reproduce and complete their life cycle. However, frequent and
heavy rates of feeding can result in significant blood loss and
eventually lead to anaemia, especially in malnourished children.
3. DO BED BUG BITES CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS?
Yes.
Although rare, there are a few reports of systemic allergic reactions
from bed bug bites, and these include intense itching, asthma,
generalized urticaria or erythematous rashes and anaphylaxis.
4. WHAT HEALTH RISK(S) AM I EXPOSED TO, BEING BITTEN BY BED BUGS?
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