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2. Bed bug - Wikipedia

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   Bed bug. Bed bugs are parasitic insects from the genus Cimex, who are micropredators that feed on blood, usually at night. [7] Their bites can result in a number of health impacts, including skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic symptoms. [5] Bed bug bites may lead to skin changes ranging from small areas of redness to prominent ...

3. Scabies - Wikipedia

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   In most people, the trails of the burrowing mites are linear or S-shaped tracks in the skin, often accompanied by rows of small, pimple-like mosquito or insect bites. Lesions are symmetrical, and mainly affect the hands, wrists, axillae, thighs, buttocks, waist, soles of the feet, areola and vulva in females, and penis and scrotum in males.

4. Arthropod bites and stings - Wikipedia

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   Many species of arthropods (insects, arachnids, millipedes and centipedes) can bite or sting human beings. These bites and stings generally occur as a defense mechanism or during normal arthropod feeding. While most cases cause self-limited irritation, medically relevant complications include envenomation, allergic reactions, and transmission ...

5. Bed bug season is here; here's how to avoid unwanted ... - AOL

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   Bed bugs are nocturnal bloodsuckers who prefer to feed on humans. N.C.-based A-1 Pest Control offers some parameters for identifying bed bugs: They are no bigger than the size of an apple seed and ...

6. What causes bed bugs? - AOL

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   So what causes bed bugs is essentially… us. Bed bugs don’t have the ability to leap or fly, so to get close to their food source they hitch a ride on us and our belongings. Once they’ve ...

7. Hemiptera - Wikipedia

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   The bed bug, Cimex lectularius, is an external parasite of humans. It lives in bedding and is mainly active at night, feeding on human blood, generally without being noticed. [92] [93] Bed bugs mate by traumatic insemination; the male pierces the female's abdomen and injects his sperm into a secondary genital structure, the spermalege.