What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like And How To Properly Treat A Bed Bug Bite
Have you woke up and not noticed a small bite and wonder where it came from? Maybe you have a bed bug bite or several. How would you know. Let's look at what do bed bugs look like and how to treat a bed bug bite.
A bed bug bite look like a small welt and it can itch or even burn a little. Because they usually happen after dark you usually are sleepy. You can not feel a bed bug bite. If you wake up with a red bump that itches or even burns a little you probably got bit by a bed bug.
It can be common to get a bed bug bite while traveling when you are staying in a motel. Bed bug bites can be irritating, but are hard cause for concern when compared to a mosquito, which can carry Malaria or West Nile disease. You can treat a bed bug bite by washing it with soap and water, apply some ice and use an antihistamine cream or no-itch cream.
If your bite gets tender and starts oozing yellow, white or green goo it is probably infected. You should see a doctor and have him treat it for you.
Many people think bed bugs live in areas where it is not clean, but that is not probably the case. Bed bugs are like any animal and like to eat, but it is your blood that they want and hotels are convenient because of the number of beds and proximate of drapes to them.
Bed bugs are said to smell like sweet, rotten raspberries, and it's also said that an infected room smells like almonds, but you would need a huge amount of them to even smell them at all. A female bed bug is normally the biter and she can lay up to 500 eggs in her life.
Because they are such good travelers you can take them around the world in a suit case or sleeping bag, which show the importance of even cleaning your luggage after a trip and washing sleeping bags. Hot water is the best way to kill bed bugs.
Bed bugs can live up to one year without eating so it is important to always clean after a trip. In your home if you suspect you have bed bugs you will need to vacuum and wash anything and everything in hot water. Even after that you may want to hire an exterminator to do an even better job.
Source by Tim Gorman
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