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Bed Bugs

JAMA Dermatology
This Patient Page describes the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of bed bugs.
Scott A, Norton, Richard J, Pollack
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Bed bugs

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2014
The term bed bug is applied to 2 species of genus Cimex: lectularius describes the common or temperate bed bug, and hemipterus its tropical cousin. Cimex lectularius is aptly named; its genus and species derive from the Latin words for bug and bed, respectively.
Galen T, Foulke, Bryan E, Anderson
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Bed bug infestation

BMJ, 2013
#### Summary points Bed bugs are bloodfeeding insects that seem to be resurging in developed countries,1 possibly due to international travel and changes in pest control practices.2 Diagnosis of bed bug infestation relies on clinical manifestations of bites and direct observation of the arthropod, which is rarely recognised by those who are bitten.3 ...
Celine, Bernardeschi, Laurence, Le Cleach, Pascal, Delaunay, Olivier, Chosidow   +3 more
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Bed bugs.

2022
Abstract This chapter contains key questions regarding bed bugs including distinction, taxonomy, survival, morphology and such.
Partho Dhang, Philip Koehler, Roberto Pereira, Daniel D. Dye, II   +3 more
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Ability of Bed Bug-Detecting Canines to Locate Live Bed Bugs and Viable Bed Bug Eggs

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2008
The bed bug, Cimex lectularius L., like other bed bug species, is difficult to visually locate because it is cryptic. Detector dogs are useful for locating bed bugs because they use olfaction rather than vision. Dogs were trained to detect the bed bug (as few as one adult male or female) and viable bed bug eggs (five, collected 5-6 d after feeding) by ...
Margie, Pfiester, Philip G, Koehler, Roberto M, Pereira   +2 more
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Bed bugs are associated with anemia

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Bed bugs are hematophagous insects that can be problematic in some urban emergency departments. The objective was to determine if red blood cell (RBC) and coagulation indices of bed bug-infested emergency department (ED) patients differed from those of noninfested control patients.A chart review from a single health system was performed for ED patients
Johnathan M, Sheele, Bobbi S, Pritt, Claudia R, Libertin, Ewa M, Wysokinska   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Bed Bug Monitors for Detecting and Trapping Bed Bugs in Apartments

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2011
Bed bugs, Cimex lectularius L., are now considered a serious urban pest in the United States. Because they are small and difficult to find, there has been strong interest in developing and using monitoring tools to detect bed bugs and evaluate the results of bed bug control efforts.
Changlu, Wang, Wan-Tien, Tsai, Richard, Cooper, Jeffrey, White   +3 more
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Biology of the Bed Bugs (Cimicidae)

Annual Review of Entomology, 2007
The cimicids, or bed bugs, belong to a highly specialized hematophagous taxon that parasitizes primarily humans, birds, and bats. Their best-known member is the bed bug, Cimex lectularius. This group demonstrates some bizarre but evolutionarily important biology.
Klaus, Reinhardt, Michael T, Siva-Jothy
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Bed Bugs in Healthcare Settings

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2012
Infestations caused by bed bugs have resurfaced during the past decade across all continents. Even though bed bugs primarily cause skin manifestations in humans, a major stigma is placed upon people or institutions found to carry them. It is important for healthcare facilities to be prepared for this pest by implementing policies, carefully selecting ...
L Silvia, Munoz-Price, Nasia, Safdar, John C, Beier, Stephen L, Doggett   +3 more
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ERADICATION OF BED-BUGS

Lancet, The, 1937
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