10 weeks ago i started getting bitten, i thought mosq so tried to stop them but didn't work, someone in work said it could be fleas so i've fogged the room 5 times used spray and stuff from the pet shop and spray from the vets but no joy, yesterday the council came out he didn't think it was fleas but sprayed anyway and checked the bed for bed bugs - non there. when i'm on nights i can go 4 days in bed without getting bitten then i'll get bitten the next day obviously because they are hungry, my boyfriend never gets bitten but i understand this can be normal. today i saw something it was a small about 2mm round bug and when i grabbed it with a tissue it burst to leave blood all over the tissue (obviously mine) it didn't jump or fly so what can it be, please help i'm in so much discomfort with the bites which are mainly on my arms and back but on my face and a couple on my legs. please help me!
2006-07-19 11:57:21 · 14 answers · asked by ana 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Fleas and bedbugs are flattish. Fleas, however are flattened like tall and narrow, whereas bedbugs are flattened like a beetle or tortoise - wider than they are high.
Bedbugs will also crawl away into crevices and anything and can be very hard to find, since they don't stay in the bed.
Since you say it didn't jump, I think what you have is bedbugs. Get the council out again. If you catch another, have a jar ready to put it in, then it can be properly identified. It is quite common for one person to be bitten and the other not. Some people are less attractive to biting insects because of something in their sweat (not lack of cleanliness - something that humans don't notice!)
Fortunately, in the UK, dealing with an infestation is free.
2006-07-19 12:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 17⤊ 2⤋
Probably bed bugs. The reason your boyfriend doesn't seem to get bitten is because he doesn't have the allergic reaction that makes bumps appear. In fact 50% of people don't even realize they've been bitten because no marks show up.
If bedbug bites, you should see a line of bumps, typically 2 or 3 in a row.
These are extremely hard to contain. You need to immediately call an exterminator who deals w this problem. You will unfortunately need to get rid of your bedding, your sheets, pillows and objects around the bed where the things might hide. They like cracks and crevices. Clear each room so there's no standing clutter where they can hide. If you find another one, save it to show the exterminator to verify it really is a bedbug.
If there is a serious infestation, you may need to move out. These things can lie dormant for ONE YEAR without a human host. But hopefully you have caught the problem in time. In one way you are lucky: If you weren't allergic to their bites, you guys wouldn't have discovered the problem until much later, likely.
Good luck.
2006-07-19 12:01:11 · answer #2 · answered by Rewsna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look i have had the same problem it can be tics or anything like that the best thing to do is set of 3 bombs for fleas and tics and stay away for a few days and set off 3 a day rotatibng kind
2006-07-19 12:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could in straightforward terms contract HIV from somebody who has the virus, and contracting it by saliva is amazingly uncommon: slender-no danger it's going to be unfold. you probably did precise via washing and putting alcohol on the chunk, which might kill any micro organism that would have in all probability contaminated it. It does not sound like your chum even broke the floor, so which you will no longer get an infection or the different ailment from it. cool down.
2016-10-08 02:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by boland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fleas Probably?? From clothing and Bed covers?
2006-07-19 12:10:47 · answer #5 · answered by me92sc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if it burst so easily it isn't a flea!
but apart from that I aint got a clue! I got bit once but I knew what it was, as it had chased me for about 5 miles! bloody dog!
2006-07-19 12:02:21 · answer #6 · answered by dbbadger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bedbugs hide deep in the bedding and in crevices. Turn the lights on in the middle of the night and see if you can see them.
2006-07-19 12:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like fleas....next time you itch, look at the spot to see if its a little black spot, if that spot moves before you can examine it, its fleas
2006-07-19 13:15:40 · answer #8 · answered by mrshunter_2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Body lice? I know it sounds gross, but not at all uncommon. Though you don't SEE body lice. I am at a loss...Cannot be tics, because they don't leave.
2006-07-19 12:01:44 · answer #9 · answered by rrrevils 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like bed bugs. see link for info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_bugs
2006-07-19 12:00:34 · answer #10 · answered by LEG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋