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Bed bug

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bed bug
organisms known by a particular common name
Subclass ofhematophage Edit
Taxon known by this common nameCimex hemipterus, Cimex lectularius Edit

Bed bugs be parasitic insects from de genus Cimex, wich be micropredators wey dey feed on blood, usually for nightie.[1] Dema bites fi result in a number of health issues, wey dey include skin rashes, psychological effects, den allergic symptoms.[2] Bed bug bites fi lead to skin changes wey dey range from small areas of redness to prominent blisters.[3][4] Symptoms fi take between minutes to days to appear den itchiness be generally present.[4] Sam individuals fi feel tired anaa get a fever.[4] Typically, uncovered areas of be body be affected.[4] Dema bites no be known to transmit any infectious disease.[1][2][5] Complications fi rarely include areas of dead skin anaa vasculitis.[4]

Bed bug bites be caused primarily by two species of insects: Cimex lectularius (de common bed bug) den Cimex hemipterus, dem find primarily insyd de tropics.[6] Dema size dey range between 1 den 7 mm.[1] Dem dey spread by crawling between nearby locations anaa dem be carried within personal items.[4] Infestation be rarely secof a lack of hygiene buh e be more common insyd high-density areas.[4][7] Diagnosis dey involve both finding de bugs den de occurrence of compatible symptoms.[2] Bed bugs dey spend chaw of dema time insyd dark, hidden locations like mattress seams, anaa cracks insyd a wall.[4]

Treatment be directed towards de symptoms.[4] Eliminating bed bugs from de home often be difficult, partly secof bed bugs fi survive up to approximately 300 days widout feeding.[5][8] Repeated treatments of a home fi be required.[4] Dese treatments fi include heating de room to 50 °C (122 °F) for more dan 90 minutes, frequent vacuuming, washing clothing at high temperatures, den de use of various pesticides.[4]

Fossils dem find insyd Egypt dey show na dem show bed bugs as human parasites for at least 3,500 years.[9] Despite dem be nearly eradicated insyd developed countries after World War II, na infestations increase since de 1990s wey bed bugs now be relatively common insyd all regions of de globe.[1][6][8][10] Experts dey point to chaw factors wey contribute to de explosion insyd infestations over de last three decades: increased immigration den international travel; expanded markets for second-hand goods; a greater focus on control of oda pests; de banning of certain pesticides den increased resistance to pesticides still in use.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bed Bugs FAQs". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Doggett SL, Russell R (November 2009). "Bed bugs – What the GP needs to know". Aust Fam Physician. 38 (11): 880–4. PMID 19893834.
  3. ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Ibrahim, O; Syed, UM; Tomecki, KJ (March 2017). "Bedbugs: Helping your patient through an infestation". Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 84 (3): 207–211. doi:10.3949/ccjm.84a.15024. PMID 28322676.
  5. 1 2 Parola, Philippe; Izri, Arezki (4 June 2020). "Bedbugs". New England Journal of Medicine. 382 (23): 2230–2237. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1905840. PMID 32492304. S2CID 219315855.
  6. 1 2 Jerome Goddard; Richard deShazo (2009). "Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) and clinical consequences of their bites". Journal of the American Medical Association. 301 (13): 1358–1366. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.405. PMID 19336711.
  7. ↑ Hildreth CJ, Burke AE, Glass RM (April 2009). "JAMA patient page. Bed bugs". JAMA. 301 (13): 1398. doi:10.1001/jama.301.13.1398. PMID 19336718.
  8. 1 2 Doggett, SL; Dwyer, DE; Peñas, PF; Russell, RC (January 2012). "Bed bugs: clinical relevance and control options". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 25 (1): 164–92. Bibcode:2012CliMR..25..164D. doi:10.1128/CMR.05015-11. PMC 3255965. PMID 22232375.
  9. ↑ Panagiotakopulu, Eva; Buckland, Paul C. (December 1999). "Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from Pharaonic Egypt". Antiquity (in English). 73 (282): 908–911. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00065674. ISSN 0003-598X. S2CID 162701508.
  10. 1 2 Kolb A, Needham GR, Neyman KM, High WA (2009). "Bedbugs". Dermatol Ther. 22 (4): 347–52. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01246.x. PMID 19580578. S2CID 221648188.
  11. ↑ Jacobs, Andrew (2005-11-27). "Just Try to Sleep Tight. The Bedbugs Are Back". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  12. ↑ Akhoundi, Mohammad; Zumelzu, Coralie; Sereno, Denis; Marteau, Anthony; Brun, Sophie; Jan, Julie; Izri, Arezki (2023-07-05). "Bed Bugs (Hemiptera, Cimicidae): A Global Challenge for Public Health and Control Management". Diagnostics (in English). 13 (13): 2281. doi:10.3390/diagnostics13132281. ISSN 2075-4418. PMC 10340649. PMID 37443675.

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  • Bed bug on the University of Florida/IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
  • Bed bugs Archived 4 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine – University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital Department of Medical Entomology
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