Cimex hemipterus (bedbug)
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Introduction
Reddish-brown flattened wingless insects approximately 5 mm in length. They are blood-sucking with long, narrow proboscis folded underneath the body when not in use.
Epidemiology
- cosmopolitan in distribution,
- they attack almost any mammal & feed primarily at night
- during the day the hide under mattresses or in other small dark spaces
- bedbugs are not known to transmit diseases
Clinical manifestations
- bites may cause painful wheal or bullae, depending upon the victim's sensitivity to the bedbug saliva
More general terms
References
- ↑ Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1303