What are Bedbugs ?
Bedbugs can be dark yellow, red or brown. Adults are around 5mm long.
Bedbugs can hide in many places, including on bed frames, mattresses, clothing, furniture, behind pictures and under loose wallpaper.
Signs of bedbugs include:
- bites – often on areas exposed while sleeping, like the face, neck and arms
- spots of blood on your bedding – from the bites or from squashing a bedbug
- small brown spots on bedding or furniture (bedbug poo)
Bedbug Bites
Bedbug bites typically occur on the face, neck, hands or arms. They're typically found in straight lines across the skin.
The bites are not usually painful, and if you've not been bitten by bedbugs before, you may not have any symptoms.
If you have been bitten before, you may develop itchy red bumps that can last for several days.
Bedbug bites can be red and itchy. They're often in a line or cluster.
Some people have a reaction to the bites. They can be very itchy and there may be painful swelling.
A severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) is also possible but rare.
How you can treat bedbug bites
Bedbug bites usually clear up on their own in a week or so.
Things you can do include:
- putting something cool, like a clean, damp cloth, on the affected area to help with the itching and any swelling
- keeping the affected area clean
- Do not scratch the bites to avoid getting an infection
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