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5 types of insect bites that you should never ignore
It’s never fun being bitten by an insect. But the itching is sometimes the price to pay for a hike in the woods or a day of gardening. What is the boundary between a sting and disturbing a serious medical problem?
Here’s how to know when you should see a doctor.
1 – Bed bugs bites
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bed bugs are more annoying than dangerous to health, but this is not a reason to ignore them. In addition to strong itch you, a mattress infested keep you awake all night and you deprive of sleep.
The bites are manifested by small red bumps on the skin, similar to those caused by mosquitoes. They often form a line of buttons on the back, stomach and legs. They are usually treated with a cream containing cortisone. The most difficult will remove all traces of bedbugs in your home!
2 – Bee stings and wasps
Bee stings and wasp stings are painful but not especially serious, unless you will be allergic or have been bitten several times.
In most cases, you will have a painful red and white button in the center. If a bee stings you, it is recommended to remove the stinger as soon as possible using your fingernails or tweezers to limit exposure to insect venom. Waiting to see a doctor, you can use natural products such as vinegar, honey and onion juice to ease the pain.
Wasps and hornets do not leave their stinger in the skin because they sting more than once.
Bee stings are scary, especially if you are allergic to their venom: your throat begins to swell and you have trouble breathing. So do not wait and find a medical center emergency.
3 – Scabies
Scabies is a most serious insect bite. It is a contagious disease that is spread through direct human contact. The female penetrates the outer layer of the skin to lay her eggs. Your skin itches you in unimaginable ways and a rash of incredible bursts buttons on your body.
According to the CDC, scabies is spreading like wildfire. So Ideally treat you right if you think you have. Your doctor will probably prescribe a lotion that will cut off the mites and their eggs.
If you have scabies, ask your companion and others who live under the same roof you to be examined.
4 – Mosquito bites
Who says summer, said mosquito bite and few will escape it. These are small buttons strumming and disappear after a few days, not very serious in general, but mosquitoes carry many viruses (especially in developing countries).
If you have fever or other symptoms after a bite, see a doctor.
5 – tick bites
Ticks are small sucking most diabolical blood. They are infamous for causing irritation of the eye that can cause Lyme disease (bacterial disease that causes complications in various organs: brain, heart …). We also note the appearance of first pink spots on the wrists, arms and ankles.
If you find a tick, hurry to remove it with tweezers, then disinfect.
5 types of insect bites that you should never ignore
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