The bugs can be dangerous to humans

Among all the parasites of a human, bugs are among the most unpleasant. In some cases (even if you do not take into account the harm that these insects are capable of) one of their appearance and lifestyle features make a particularly tantrum for particularly impressionable people: they look like cockroaches we hate, drink blood at night and crawl in bed. But these unpleasant moments - only the beginning of all ills.

What are dangerous bugs for humans? First of all, of course, with their bites, which can cause serious diseases and disorders. Moreover, the more bugs in the room, the more dangerous the consequences of their constant attacks.

It is interesting

Epidemiologists have noted a steady increase in the number of bedbugs in developed countries. So, for example, in Florida over the past decade, the number of bugs inhabiting residential premises has increased 10 times.If we talk about this country as a whole, then in 2007, 80% of city apartments in the United States were ever infected with bedbugs. The situation is similar in Europe: in London, the number of room treatments from these pests increases by about a quarter every year. In Sweden, the largest proportion of housing infected with bugs falls on the state’s capital, Stockholm. As you can see, bedbugs have long been a worldwide problem.

 

Bedbug bites and their consequences

Now let's take a closer look at the main threat from these insects. As mentioned above, the bugs are exactly their way of life: in order to live, they must constantly bite a person and feed on his blood. At the same time, the very moment of piercing the skin is generally painless, but already several minutes later the victim will feel a strong itch, since in the process of sucking blood the insect injects saliva into the wound, the enzymes of which do not allow it to fold.

In general, the mechanism of this process is similar to mosquito bites, so often, especially with few attacks, wounds that appear on the skin may not even attract attention.At the site of bites, small reddenings remain with a visible point in the center, but if a person does not have particular sensitivity, then he may not even suspect that dangerous bed bugs have settled in his house, and write off everything as usual mosquitoes or allergies.

Another thing - if during the night a person was bitten by several parasites. In this case, their bites begin to cause a distinct and constantly tormenting itching, and the area where the wounds are most likely can even become covered by secondary allergic rashes.

It should be noted that with increased individual sensitivity of a person, allergies can go far beyond the limits of a simple rash - headache, nausea appear, the temperature rises, lymph nodes increase.

Feedback

“For a long time I could not understand what was happening with my child. He is only a year old, he cannot even show a finger, he just does not sleep at night, constantly crying, nervous during the day. I constantly saw some bites on him, but I thought it was mosquitoes, I already tried all the means from them, until I finally found a random bug. I didn’t even recognize it at first, I thought it was a cockroach, and then, as I thought, my hair on my head started to stir. For a week I poisoned them with everything that I could, I poisoned myself; I wore the baby to my grandmother for the night.Forgive me, my dear, for these six weeks of the nightmare. ”

Lydia, Tomsk

There is another point about the danger bed bugs for a man. As already mentioned, the enzymes of the saliva of these parasites cause an unbearable itch in the victim. Under the condition of constant scratching of bites (which is especially important for young children, because they are not able to tolerate) in their place open wounds are formed, into which various pathogenic bacteria can invade causing pustular inflammation.

In addition, bedbugs are also dangerous because they interfere with normal sleep, and in the context of systematic nightly attacks, the victim may well “earn” a sleep disorder. A person who wakes up from an itch, firstly, is not able to fall asleep for a long time, and secondly, when he finds bedbugs in his bed, he experiences real stress, which can have far-reaching psychological consequences.

There are cases when spouses irritated and tormented by parasites constantly quarrel and even get divorced amid ineffective struggle with bedbugs.

 

What are dangerous bugs for children?

Bed bugs for children are especially dangerous: babies' skin is very delicate and sensitive,immunity is still being formed, so the itch from bites for them is more painful, and allergies - protracted and deep.

In addition, numerous bites can lead to iron deficiency anemia, which sometimes ends up for a vulnerable children's body with various difficult consequences. However, in some adults this factor cannot be discounted: the serious bites of pregnant women can lead to unpredictable consequences for both the mother and the unborn child.

In general, in an apartment where a child lives, bedbugs can be the most dangerous, so you should get them out of here as soon as possible.

 

Do bugs tolerate AIDS, hepatitis and other infections?

It is believed that bed bugs are also dangerous because they carry the pathogens of various human diseases.

However, this is not entirely true.

Indeed, for all the time of observation in organisms of bed bugs from different countries, they found the causative agents of such infections as:

• Hepatitis B
• plague
• typhus
• relapsing fever
• Q fever
• tularemia
• yellow fever
• leprosy
• tuberculosis
• filariasis
• syphilis
• leishmaniasis

Nevertheless, despite the rather serious list, none of the studies revealed reliable facts of transmission of these infections from an infected person to a healthy one.

Getting acquainted with the issue of transfer of serious human diseases by bed bugs, one cannot help but dwell on one of the most terrible world problems - the immunodeficiency virus.

Special experiments have shown that bugs can accumulate retrovirus virions in their digestive tract, of which the most famous is HIV. However, even being present in the body of this insect, the immunodeficiency virus itself does not multiply, and moreover, passing through the insect's digestive tract, is excreted with excrement.

In other words, bedbug bites cannot be the cause of HIV infection: even if the pathogen enters their body, it is not transmitted to the new victim by the bite.

However, it is still possible to get some dangerous diseases through bugs. So, for example, observations show that the hepatitis B virus and some other infectious agents can persist in the excrement of bedbugs for up to several days, which means that a person accidentally touching his hand where they were left,may well catch an infection.

The second possible infection is inhalation. Inhaling dust from the waste of these insects, a person is also at risk of infection. Therefore, the more bugs in the room, the more different people there are, the worse his general sanitary and epidemiological condition.

Thus, by making simple conclusions, it can be understood that the most dangerous in this regard may be hotels (especially those that have a very low wage), field hospitals, refugee camps and places where people are homeless.

On a note

The so-called kissing bugs living in the tropics of South America are dangerous because they tolerate the pathogen of Chagas' disease, and the frequency of infection transmission by insects is very high. This disease in many cases leads to disability or death. Bed bugs, in turn, are also carriers of the causative agent of Chagas disease, but the documented facts of infection by people are not known.

 

Bed bugs as the cause of psychological and family problems

As mentioned above, in addition to obvious infectious diseases, bugs are also quite dangerous as a cause of serious psychological problems.It has been proven by science that mental disorders can also cause somatic failures of the human body, therefore, this aspect of the forced neighborhood with bed bugs should not be ignored.

Many people are afraid of insects in panic, and the mere thought of the possible presence of a bug in their bed does not allow them to fall 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 bites of bedbugs. In this case, the victims of bloodsuckers become overly excitable, aggressive, sleep badly at night, they may develop a nervous tic.

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

In the daytime, it responds to a decrease in performance, mood deterioration, and sometimes - quarrels in the family.

Important!

Very often, bed bugs bite only one person, even when a married couple or a couple with a child are sleeping in the room. Permanent "unreasonable" complaints of one biting spouse and misunderstanding on the part of the other,which is not exposed to bedbug attacks, can lead to irritation of partners first, and then even to serious conflicts in the pair.

 

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.

So, water bugs The Gladysh family (family Gladyshevye) is called water wasps for their very painful injections. The bugs of the Water Scorpion family leave a serious tumor after their bite, which can hurt for several days.

One of the largest bugs in general - the giant belostoma, sometimes feeding on young frogs and fish fry - also bites amazingly painful and is a real scourge of river and lake beaches in North America.

However, in fairness it is worth saying that, in general, all these bugs bite a person only for the purpose of self-defense. If you do not touch them and accidentally step on them, they will try to avoid any contact with the person.

Others are numerous and very common in nature, as well as in human settlements, bugs - stink bugs, Italian shchitnik or bug bug turtle - can be dangerous only if they leave an extremely unpleasant smell on their hands. Therefore, they, too, for no reason should not be disturbed, and removing from the apartment, it is recommended to observe the maximum delicacy.

 

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