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Bed Bug Bites


Summary: Bed bug bites have become an everyday occurrence. The pest control industry is awash in calls for help. The concern has been voiced that bed bugs may not carry a specific disease, but they could transmit AIDS, for example, from one human to another.  

With bed bugs infesting nearly every state in the union, people are beginning to ask, "Do bed bugs carry diseases?" The answer from various disease control centers is, "We don't know for sure, but no one has reported anything yet." That's not a particularly comforting response, but it could be a lot worse.

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When asked if bed bug bites transmit diseases, Jerome Goddard, State Medical Entomologist for the State of Mississippi said, "It's a big controversy as to whether or not bed bugs transmit diseases. It's intuitive that they do. They suck blood from one organism and later find another one. But, if you look at all the scientific papers as a whole, the consensus is that they do not transmit disease agents, or at least they are not significantly involved in disease transmission.”

Bed bug reports were unheard of for decades until 1999. Rarely would a pest control company receive a call about bed bugs. In fact, most U.S. pest control operators had never seen a bed bug. Now, just five short years later, it is not uncommon for pest control companies to receive numerous bed bug calls every week.

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wendy
27 Feb 2009, 08:29
i sleep one foot from my husband and i am the only one getting bed bug bites . is that posssible ? Also last night wore long johns ,a sweater and socks so i wouldn't get bit and i still woke up with a bite on my leg.can they bite thru clothing ?
Ask the Exterminator
27 Feb 2009, 08:58
Only 30% of people react to bed bug bites. Your husband most likely is being bitten, but is showing no reaction.

Bed bugs do not bite through clothing. Are you sure it's bed bugs? Have you collected any of the insects to have them properly identified? Use double-sided carpet tape around the perimeter of the mattress or back of the headboard. The insects try to crawl across the tape and get trapped.
tierra
02 Nov 2009, 01:50
How do u know for sure if its a bed bug
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