How dangerous are bed bugs and their bites for humans?

House bugs - features

If there are domestic pests in the apartment, it is impossible not to notice them. They can be brought even into safe housing, and in high-rise buildings they can easily move away from neighbors. Often, pest control of a neighboring apartment ends for people with the fact that bedbugs climb through the ventilation and immediately begin to behave like a boss.

Bed bugs feed on human blood, both adult insects and their larvae (nymphs) do this. While the bites of the bedbugs themselves are painless, the nymphs do not have an anesthetic in their saliva, so they bite residents very noticeably. First of all, parasites attack children, but in a state of hunger they can bite any person, even during the day.

Bedbug eggs are small and difficult to notice. Each egg is in a shell, which, due to its stickiness, easily clings to any surface. Under favorable conditions, the larva emerges from the egg within 3-4 days; at low temperatures, development slows down. The nymph is similar to an adult bug, but smaller and lighter (the bug is brown, the larva is white or yellow).

How do people themselves influence the development and spread of bed bugs?

Human habitations provide bedbugs with a place to live and access to a blood source. Bed bugs typically infest large buildings such as apartments, dorms, prisons and theaters, but they can also be found in individual hotel rooms and private homes. There is a common misconception that bed bug infestations only occur in poorly constructed and poorly maintained buildings with unsanitary conditions. However, this is a misconception. Modern building design promotes the spread of infestations by allowing bedbugs to move from room to room through central heating ducts.

People can help spread bed bugs from one place to another by transporting infested bedding, furniture, and packaging materials. An even more widespread spread involves traveler bugs traveling through contaminated clothing, luggage, and laptop computers. International traveler bugs from countries with severe bed bug infestations are arriving in hotel rooms, which is why bed bugs are on the rise worldwide. Linen bugs do not require unsanitary conditions and do not discriminate between economy rooms and luxury hotels. They only require a source of blood provided by humans and can exist in the cleanest hotels, motels, apartments and houses.

Harm from bedbugs to humans: allergies

Most believe that bites are the biggest nuisance that parasites can cause. But for some categories of people, the danger of household pests may be higher. These include:

• Small children
• Aged people
• Allergy sufferers
• Weakened people

Allergies to bedbugs are not uncommon. Allergic reactions can have skin manifestations and occur both at the bite sites and throughout the body. In addition to mild allergies with rash, itching, runny nose, and sneezing, more serious symptoms are also possible. These are angioedema and anaphylactic shock, which, fortunately, are rare. For an asthmatic, bedbugs living in an apartment and their bites can cause bronchospasm and another asthma attack.

Parasites are especially harmful to children, who have a weakened immune system and are much more likely to develop allergies. Due to the presence of thin skin, the rash in children can blur into whole spots.

Scratching bite sites is another problem for humans. Dirt and bacteria living on the skin get into the wounds. This provokes an inflammatory process, and an abscess may well appear at the site of a small wound.

Read more about the dangers of bedbugs for humans and the danger of bedbug bites in this article.

What diseases do bedbugs carry?

Almost all bedbugs are carriers of diseases, but due to their lifestyle, they cannot cause epidemics. Therefore, it is easy to guess that although they are carriers of diseases, they do not spread them over a large area.

The following are diseases carried by bedbugs:

• inflammatory liver disease;
• neurobrucellosis;
• chicken pox;
• encephalitis;
• Q-fever.

There are no reliable studies that would answer the questions of what diseases bedbugs transmit and whether bedbugs carry diseases. However, all scientists are convinced that the substances found in the saliva of these insects contain extremely dangerous viruses.

This means that there is a possibility of a sexually transmitted disease from bedbugs. They depend on the number of insects in one habitat, that is, in a person’s house or apartment.

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The bug, making a puncture on the body, injects an anesthetic into the subcutaneous space. The victim does not feel anything, so they bite more and more often. The body of the parasite is characterized by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms, which during the puncture migrate to the victim. However, bacteria cannot remain outside the insect body for a long time, therefore, being in an open oxygen environment, they die.

Remember! If you are bitten, you should not scratch the puncture site, as by doing so you can introduce bacteria into your body. Microorganisms are in any case on your skin or on the body of beetles. This means that it is not very correct to say that they themselves introduce viruses into the victim’s body.

Sleep disorders and psychological discomfort

How else are bed bugs dangerous? The psychological inconvenience of them living in the house is also very high:

• The feeling of disgust and intolerance in especially impressionable people can lead to a nervous breakdown. Indeed, no one will like the thought of hundreds of bloodsuckers crawling in bed at night. Long-term living with bedbugs can lead to mental disorders such as phobias, panic attacks, and nervous tics.
• Insomnia. Inadequate sleep in the presence of bedbugs is guaranteed, which will provoke increasing irritability, chronic fatigue, and lack of restraint in communicating with loved ones.

• Crying, capriciousness of children. A bitten child, whose pain from the bites can be felt even more intensely due to thin skin, cries not only at night. Even during the day, kids are irritable and capricious, which cannot but affect the psychological well-being of their parents.

Children, especially girls, often develop an insurmountable fear, they are afraid to go to their own bed and for a long time acquire a phobia of all insects.

Allergy to bites

Each person perceives the bite of a blood-sucking insect individually. Some people do not expect any consequences after being bitten, but for some it will cause a severe allergic reaction and this is serious.

A person prone to allergies is sensitive to the bites of any insect, especially bedbugs. For allergy sufferers, the presence of parasites indoors poses a serious threat. Most often, an allergic reaction occurs after an insect bite, as it injects a specific substance under the human skin.

Sometimes allergy symptoms can appear even if the insect did not bite, but only from its presence in the room. The immune system, therefore, may reflect individual intolerance to the vital substances of these creatures. Allergic reactions can be quite serious, such as:

• Urticaria - in the form of white blisters on the body;
• Bronchial spasms, manifested by a prolonged suffocating cough;
• Swelling of the mucous membranes, which can cause suffocation;
• Anaphylactic shock - respiratory arrest;

If a person has a disease such as allergies, the presence of harmful insects in the house should be taken very seriously.

If any infection from bedbugs indoors does not threaten human health, these insects are still a serious problem. They create psychological discomfort. If bed parasites remain in an apartment for a long time, each person may well develop a disease associated with psychological disorders.

Even the mere thought that there might be bugs in his bed that bite and drink blood can cause nervous exhaustion for many. The psychological state in which a person is when he goes to bed can provoke serious mental disorders such as:

• nervous tic
• panic attacks
• all kinds of phobias

From sleepless, anxious nights, irritability develops, and nervous breakdowns can occur. Insomnia and overwork are the key to chronic fatigue. Accordingly, immunity decreases, and a person is easily susceptible to all kinds of colds. And with a weakened body, the infectious period can take quite a long time.

Bedbugs pose a greater threat when there are small children in the house. The insect is happy to be carried into bed with the child. A baby bitten by parasites becomes capricious not only at night. An irritable state and crying accompany the baby constantly. This also affects his parents.

As mentioned above, bedbugs feed on the blood of humans or small pets. Parasites go hunting in the dead of night, but if the level of infestation in the home is high, they can bite during the day. At the moment of the bite, the bloodsuckers inject saliva into the wound, the composition of which prevents the blood from clotting. Saliva also has an analgesic effect, so the victim does not feel pain when the skin is punctured.

The severe itching that torments the victim a little later is mistaken for a mosquito bite or an allergic reaction. A reddened area with a dot in the center does not initially attract attention if the victim is not sensitive and we are talking about several bites. If the room is heavily contaminated, and a person is prone to allergies, his body begins to itch unbearably, headaches, fever, nausea appear, and enlarged lymph nodes are noted.

Bedbugs in furniture deprive a person of proper sleep: the victim wakes up from itching and cannot sleep for a long time, suffering mentally from the presence of crawling insects in the bed. Sleep disturbances lead to psychological distress. Often, families even have scandals due to sleepless nights. But these are not all the consequences of living in a bedbug-infested apartment. Are bedbugs dangerous to humans and why exactly?

Linen parasites are especially annoying to families with small children. Children's skin is delicate and sensitive, so allergies to bedbugs in babies are more severe than in adults. The painfully itchy bites lead to the development of anemia in children and pregnant women. If bloodsuckers are found in such an apartment, the bedbugs in the apartment must be killed immediately.

In addition to the possibility of contracting an infectious disease, bedbug bites are dangerous in terms of the development of psychological problems in humans. Sleep disruption is just the tip of the iceberg. Restless sleep leads to a person becoming irritable, nervous and suffering from a constant feeling of fatigue. His performance decreases, and quarrels often occur in the family.

With children the situation is even worse. Especially if a child or teenager is terrified of insects. The presence of bedbugs in the house can lead to the development of phobias: children become aggressive and excitable, their sleep is disturbed and they experience nervous tics. To avoid such a situation, sanitary treatment of the home when bloodsuckers are detected should be carried out without delay.

During a bite, this insect behaves exactly like any other blood-sucking parasite - it pierces the skin with its proboscis, and then instantly injects an anesthetic and anticoagulant into the wound to relieve pain and prevent blood clotting. However, a typical feature of a bedbug is the large amount of blood it drinks - to get enough, an adult drinks up to 7 ml.

The problem is that 80% of people develop allergies to substances that the parasite injects when feeding. It all depends on the person’s immunity and individual sensitivity to these allergens. Most people suffer from allergies quite easily - they experience severe itching and redness of the skin.

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This is not pleasant, but if the allergy manifests itself more strongly, it can lead to fever, inflammation of the lymph nodes, fainting and anaphylactic shock. It is worth noting that the likelihood of a severe allergy increases in proportion to the number of bedbug bites. That is, the more contaminated the room is, the higher the likelihood of acute allergic reactions.

Another danger that bedbugs can pose is bleeding. Of course, bedbugs cannot drink enough blood to cause harm to an adult, healthy person, but small children may develop iron deficiency anemia due to numerous and regular bites. The same danger can befall adults who are prone to anemia. Anemia manifests itself in the form of weakness, dizziness, tinnitus, rapid heartbeat and absent-mindedness.

However, the most likely illness that will overtake you after the appearance of parasites in your life will be stress. The knowledge that blood-sucking insects will crawl over your body at night does not contribute to healthy sleep. Therefore, for people whose homes are infested with bedbugs, insomnia, nightmares and sudden awakenings become the norm. Sleep disorders reduce immunity, performance and have a bad effect on appearance - pallor and bags under the eyes have never graced anyone.

Particularly weak-hearted people can even develop a very serious mental disorder, accompanied by hysterical attacks, hallucinations and delusions.

How else do bedbugs harm humans?

Parasites have a particularly bad effect on pregnant women. Allergic diseases are even more likely during this period, and taking medications is extremely undesirable. The stress that a pregnant woman experiences, as well as insomnia due to parasites, also negatively affects the fetus. Any person with frequent bites has a weakened immune system, people with somatic diseases may have a constant rise in temperature, and infectious diseases occur more often.

Why are bedbug bites dangerous to humans? In severe cases, when we are talking about a high degree of population of the apartment with bedbugs, they can even lead to iron deficiency anemia. Although such cases are rare, they are still possible. One insect drinks about 7 μl of blood per night, so with regular and numerous bites, a weakened person or small child is quite likely to develop anemia.

What do bedbugs look like?

Bedbugs of the species Cimex lectularius, which are widespread throughout our country, are small, flat, leading an exclusively parasitic lifestyle, insects that feed on the blood of people while they sleep. The insects are reddish-brown in color, wingless, and range in size from 1 mm to 7 mm, that is, approximately from a sesame seed to an apple seed. That is, these are not microscopic insects; they can be seen with the naked eye.

Parasites always need a fresh portion of blood, so they establish their colonies next to a person’s sleeping place. Young bugs - nymphs - require more frequent feeding - every 3-5 hours. Adults no longer require energy for growth, therefore, if there is a lack of nutrition, they can hibernate, thereby slowing down their vital processes. So they are able to survive without feeding for several months and even a year. In general, bedbugs live an average of two years.

Do bedbugs carry diseases?

Bed bugs living on the Eurasian continent do not tolerate the severe fatal disease that their South American counterpart, the triatomine bug, can “give” to humans. It transmits Chagas disease (trypanosomiasis) to humans, which is often fatal. After penetration into the blood, the pathogen multiplies in the internal organs, causing disruption of their functioning and severe toxic reactions. Without treatment, a person dies from heart failure.

The triatomine bug, also known as the “kissing” bug, is a very dangerous carrier of various diseases, including AIDS.

Fortunately, such a serious disease is not spread by familiar bed bugs. But they can be carriers of other infections. The list of diseases bedbugs carry is quite extensive:

• Hepatitis B
• Yellow fever
• Tuberculosis
• Typhoid
• Tularemia
• Syphilis

Indeed, a number of viruses and bacteria can live in the body of parasites. They can be their carriers and even, theoretically, infect humans, although the probability is low. Still, infection can occur in the following ways:

1. When scratching wounds and introducing insect excrement into them.
2. When contaminated particles of dead pests and their feces are inhaled into the air. This is only possible in unsanitary conditions and with a huge number of insects in the house.

Insects know how to “block” the spread of infections in their bodies, so cases of infection from them are rare. But sometimes they occur, so you need to get rid of pests in your apartment without delay!

Whether bedbugs transmit HIV infection is a pressing question. Even if they consume the blood of an infected person, they will not become carriers of the infection, because the virus immediately dies in their body and cannot reproduce. Even in areas where HIV is widespread, infection from bedbugs has not yet been registered.

According to scientists, bedbugs cannot transmit AIDS and HIV

Can bedbugs carry HIV?

Numerous human pathogens have been found in bed bugs, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and parasitic worms. None of these agents reproduce in bed bugs, and very few survive for any time inside a bed bug. For example, in laboratory studies, bed bugs can harbor HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) in their gastrointestinal tract for several days, but the virus itself is not present in the bed bugs.

Attempts to transmit pathogens to laboratories using bed bugs have been unsuccessful, and there is currently no evidence of transmission of any pathogen, including hepatitis B virus and HIV, by bed bugs through bites or contaminated feces.

What to do if you are bitten by bedbugs?

To reduce itching and irritation on the skin, it should be lubricated with antiallergic and antipruritic creams (ointments), for example, Fenistil. If you are prone to allergies or have already developed an allergic reaction, you should take an antihistamine tablet internally.

Among the folk remedies, a decoction or infusion of string, oregano, and burdock relieves itching well. In summer, you can lubricate the bite areas with juice from mint leaves and dandelion stems. However, this can only smooth out the consequences of bites; the real solution to the problem will be baiting bedbugs with the help of modern insecticides that will deal with them in one go.

Effective remedies for bed bug bites

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How to treat bedbug bites and prevent their occurrence

As noted, bedbugs do not transmit disease, and their bites generally do not pose a serious medical threat. The best way to treat a bite is to avoid scratching the area, that is, do not scratch. If the itching is still unbearable, you can purchase topical antihistamines, which are available over the counter. The same applies to corticosteroid drugs.

It is very difficult to expel bedbugs from an infested room. Especially when the concentration of parasites is very high. Therefore, if it becomes known about the appearance of parasites in your neighbors, the most effective method of prevention will be regular inspection of the sleeping area. As for the destruction of parasites, it is easier, cheaper and more effective to seek help from specialists of the sanitary and epidemiological center.

If you have been bitten by bedbugs

Often such bites cause allergic reactions. It is even possible to experience anaphylactic shock and suffocation. The person begins to feel sick, the temperature may rise, which indicates intoxication of the body. What are the symptoms of an allergy to bedbugs?

• skin redness;
• severe burning sensation;
• itching;
• rash on the body.

How dangerous are bedbugs and their bites for humans? According to statistics, an allergic reaction to bedbug bites occurs in approximately 80% of people, children are especially susceptible to it. The danger of bites lies not only in possible swelling, but also in scratching the bite sites. In this case, infection can penetrate into the wounds and cause suppuration of areas of the skin.

IMPORTANT! To reduce itching, take antihistamines and anti-itch ointments. The consequences of a bedbug bite are very unpleasant

Such phenomena lead to lack of sleep, and, consequently, disruption of a person’s psychological state and loss of performance. This is especially dangerous for children, for whose normal growth and development a good night's rest is important. In addition, due to the tenderness of a child’s skin, bites will most likely result in long-lasting wounds that do not heal when scratching the bites.

The consequences of a bedbug bite are very unpleasant. Such phenomena lead to lack of sleep, and, consequently, disruption of a person’s psychological state and loss of performance. This is especially dangerous for children, for whose normal growth and development a good night's rest is important. In addition, due to the tenderness of a child’s skin, bites will likely result in long-lasting wounds when scratching the bites.

The main medical risk of bed bugs is their bites. When bed bugs feed, they inject saliva that contains chemicals that cause unpleasant reactions. The most common reaction is an itchy, reddish blister at the feeding site. Allergic reactions (including anaphylaxis) to bedbug bites occur in some people, although there is no data on the incidence of serious allergic reactions.

Impetigo is a skin infection caused by bacteria. It is usually caused by staphylococcal (staphylococcal) bacteria, but can also be caused by streptococcal (strep) bacteria. It most often occurs in children aged two to six years. It usually begins when bacteria enters a break in the skin, such as a cut, scrape, or insect bite.

Symptoms begin with red or pimple-like sores surrounded by red skin. These sores can be anywhere, but they usually appear on the face, arms and legs. The wounds fill with pus and then disintegrate after a few days and form a thick crust. They are often itchy, but scratching them can spread the sores.

Impetigo can be spread by contact with sores or nasal discharge from an infected person. You can treat impetigo with antibiotics.

Lymphangitis is an infection of the lymphatic vessels (channels). This is a complication of some bacterial infections. The lymphatic system is a network of lymph nodes, lymph ducts, lymph vessels and organs that produce and move fluid called lymph from tissues into the bloodstream.

Lymphangitis most often occurs as a result of an acute streptococcal skin infection. Less commonly, it is caused by a staph infection. The infection causes inflammation of the lymphatic vessels. Lymphangitis may be a sign that a skin infection is getting worse. Bacteria can spread in the blood and cause life-threatening problems.

How to get rid of bed bugs?

Finding bedbugs in your home is not a death sentence. Fortunately, today dozens of effective means for quickly destroying bloodsuckers are produced. In addition, if you fail to remove bedbugs on your own the first time, you can always resort to the help of professionals.

Independent control of parasites

So, if you have bed bugs, how can you get rid of them at home? Insecticides in the form of powders, gels and aerosols will quickly deal with parasites, but subject to thorough treatment of all surfaces in the house. The active substance should penetrate into all crevices in the house, including household appliances, the space between baseboards and the wall, and the back surface of upholstered furniture. This condition is quite difficult to fulfill on your own, but it’s still worth the risk.

How to quickly get rid of bedbugs? You should start by purchasing poison. You can find the following drugs on sale for getting rid of bedbugs yourself:

• "Raptor". Reviews about this aerosol drug are mostly unsatisfactory. According to people's reviews, the active ingredients of "Raptor" (cypermethrin, tetramethrin and piperonyl butoxide) quickly cope with the invasion of ants and cockroaches, but the product cannot cope with bloodsuckers. Raptor for bedbugs, the instructions for use state that the contents of the bottle should be sprayed onto all surfaces in the room, including even the narrowest cracks in the house, equipment and the space between books. The poison is applied from a distance of 20 cm in a continuous line, after which the room should be left for 30 minutes. According to reviews, after treating a home with Raptor, it is possible to find from one to ten dead insects, and the surviving bloodsuckers continue to attack people every night. Therefore, residents of infested apartments have to look for another way to get rid of bedbugs at home. By the way, the cost of a Raptor cylinder with a capacity of 225 ml in Moscow starts from 283 rubles.
• Universal spray “Clean House”. The Clean House remedy for bedbugs, reviews of which are mostly positive, has a detrimental effect on all types of crawling and flying insects. Removing bedbugs from a house is not so easy, especially if there are large numbers of bloodsuckers. Therefore, to destroy them you will need to carry out two or three treatments. The product is sprayed in a similar way to the Raptor aerosol, and Clean House will cost 164 rubles for a 400 ml bottle.
• The drug "Get" is a microencapsulated suspension from a manufacturer from the Netherlands. A Get package costs 750 rubles, which significantly exceeds the cost of any domestic product. The instructions for use for bedbugs contain a number of conditions for use. The fact is that Get contains a strong insecticide, chlorpyrifos, so the microcapsules should be sprayed with gloves and a mask. The concentrate is diluted according to the scheme and sprayed using a spray bottle, which greatly simplifies sanitary processing. The active substance retains its properties for 40 days, and according to some reports even 180 days, destroying adult insects and infecting larvae and eggs. The poison has received many positive reviews, so people suffering from bedbug bites often ask the question online, where to buy Get for bedbugs? Finding the drug in retail chains is really not easy, but there is always the possibility of purchasing it online or at the company’s representative office in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
• The Executioner remedy for bedbugs has conflicting reviews. The active ingredient of the product is fenthion in an amount of 25%. Such a small dosage of insecticide is clearly not enough to completely destroy parasites. A bedbug killer, the price of which starts from 50 rubles per pack, will be needed in the amount of 20 packs if we are talking about sanitizing a two-room apartment. And such an expenditure of funds will entail considerable expenses.
• The Fas remedy for bedbugs has positive reviews, but in relation to the destruction of ants and cockroaches. It is not known how well the domestic drug fights bloodsuckers, but it’s worth a try, given the affordable cost of the insecticide.

It is difficult to list absolutely all the insecticides used to combat bedbugs - there are plenty of them. If you don’t have enough time to fight pests on your own, and life has turned into a nightmare, you should think about calling professional exterminators.

Bedbug extermination services

Specialists from the SES use professional equipment and highly toxic poison that penetrates into all crevices and instantly kills bloodsuckers. But you should carefully consider the choice of an insect extermination company by studying all the available information and reading user reviews on the Internet. Thus, the guarantee of a company called Clean City against bedbugs, cockroaches and ants is worth nothing: the company’s employees cannot cope with pest control work.

The destruction of bedbugs should begin immediately after discovering a scourge in the house. Bloodsuckers often migrate from neighboring apartments, so eliminating them from your own home does not guarantee that the pests will not reappear. What to do if your neighbors have bedbugs? It is worth carrying out educational work with all residents in the house and treating each apartment in order to forget about insects in the bed forever.

Aren't bedbugs carriers of diseases dangerous to humans?

What diseases do bedbugs carry? The answer to this question is ambiguous, since the opinions of doctors are divided. The causative agents of many diseases are found in the blood of these insects:

• tuberculosis;
• typhoid fever;
• tularemia;
• Hepatitis B;
• anthrax.

All these diseases enter the insect’s body through the bite of a sick person along with his blood. However, according to doctors, there have been no cases of direct transmission of the virus from a sick person to a healthy person bitten by a bug. Although theoretically such a possibility still exists.

In addition to bites, human contact with bedbug secretions is dangerous. The hepatitis B virus can survive in their excrement; once it enters the human body, it can develop and the person becomes ill.

IMPORTANT! Don't expect bloodsuckers to disappear from your home on their own.

They multiply at an incredible speed, which means you are constantly risking your health.

How to improve your health after bedbugs

First of all, you need to take care of proper care of the affected areas of the skin; this can be done at home. The damaged area is washed with water and treated with alcohol or medicinal tincture. If inflammation occurs, ice or some cooled object wrapped in cloth or gauze is applied for a while. Bite areas are treated with aloe juice 2-3 times a day.

Cream “Triacutan”.

If an allergic reaction occurs, antihistamines such as Loratadine, Diazolin will be required. Local manifestations of allergies are reduced when Triakutan or another product prescribed by the doctor is applied to the abrasions.

In addition to treating damaged skin, you should restore the nervous system, get enough sleep, drink herbal tea with lemon balm, chamomile and thyme. Tablets “Glycine” and “Novopassit” help reduce irritability. The listed methods will only work after the complete destruction of insects in the house.

To improve immunity, it is useful to take vitamins, eat vegetables and fruits more often, take daily walks in the fresh air, play sports and avoid stressful situations.

Other biting bugs

If we talk about these blood-sucking parasites in general, it should be noted that not only members of the bed bug family are dangerous to humans.

Thus, water bugs of the Gladyshi genus (Gladyshev family) are called water wasps for their very painful stings. And bugs of the Water scorpion family leave behind a serious swelling after their bite, which can hurt for several days.

One of the largest bugs in general - the giant white stoma, which sometimes feeds on young frogs and fish fry - also bites amazingly painfully and is a real scourge of river and lake beaches in North America.

However, in fairness, it should be said that in general, all these bugs bite a person only for the purpose of self-defense. If you don't touch them or accidentally step on them, they will try to avoid any contact with humans.

Other numerous and very common bugs both in nature and in populated areas - the stink bug, the Italian stink bug or the noxious turtle bug - can be dangerous only because they leave an extremely unpleasant odor on the hands. Therefore, you should not disturb them without reason, and when removing them from the apartment, it is recommended to observe maximum delicacy.

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Bed bugs as a cause of psychological and family problems

As mentioned above, in addition to obvious infectious diseases, bedbugs are also quite dangerous as a cause of serious psychological problems. Science has proven that mental disorders can also cause somatic disruptions in the human body, so you should not ignore this aspect of forced proximity to bed bugs.

Many people are terrified of insects, and the mere thought of the possible presence of a bedbug in their bed prevents them from falling asleep normally. This is especially true for women and children: psychiatrists regularly record the development of phobias in young children and adolescents who have experienced serious bedbug bites. In this case, victims of bloodsuckers become overly excitable, aggressive, have trouble sleeping at night, and may develop a nervous tic.

In addition, itching from bites and constantly checking the bed at night disrupts sleep, deprives a person of normal rest, and leads to the development of nervousness, a feeling of constant fatigue, and stress.

During the daytime, this is reflected in decreased performance, deterioration of mood, and sometimes even quarrels in the family.

Important!

Very often, bed bugs bite only one person, even when a married couple or a couple with a child is sleeping in the room. Constant “groundless” complaints from one, the bitten spouse, and misunderstanding on the part of the other, who is not attacked by bedbugs, can initially lead to irritation of the partners, and then even to serious conflicts in the couple.