2006-08-20 15:50:40 · 7 answers · asked by Ms.Barb 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
I'm not 100 % sure but I think they drop off after they get full. I don't know exactly how long they stay attached but I believe it can be betwwen 8 and 24 hours.
2006-08-20 15:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by zara01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I know first hand about chiggars. Went on vacation to Alabama and got a bunch of chigger bites around my ankle and by my knee's and 2 bites on my lower thighs. I even wore Jeans, tennis shoes and socks. However I was standing in the woods in an open field. Well, they itch like crazy and that was June 9th 2014 and I am still itching almost 4 weeks later, if I don't put Cortisone 10 on it 3 or 4 x a day. Believe me it is terrible.
2014-07-06 09:25:31 · answer #2 · answered by Ingrid 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found this about Chiggers...I never knew...
Chigger larvae do not burrow into the skin, nor suck blood. They pierce the skin and inject into the host a salivary secretion containing powerful, digestive enzymes that break down skin cells that are ingested (tissues become liquefied and sucked up). Also, this digestive fluid causes surrounding tissues to harden, forming a straw-like feeding tube of hardened flesh (stylostome) from which further, partially-digested skin cells may be sucked out. After a larva is fully fed in four days, it drops from the host, leaving a red welt with a white, hard central area on the skin that itches severely and may later develop into dermatitis. Any welts, swelling, itching, or fever will usually develop three to six hours after exposure and may continue a week or longer. If nothing is done to relieve itching, symptoms may continue a week or more. Scratching a bite may break the skin, resulting in secondary infections. However, chiggers are not known to transmit any disease in this country.
2006-08-20 15:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they don't move around. As for what was writen before... That I don't know. what I can tell you is this... Put clear (color if you want to have fun) nail polish on the spots. The chigger cant breath and dies. Just don't scratch the site after you apply the polish, and let it come off on its own, the natural shedding of skin cells is a good way to gauge how long to leave it on, it doesn't hurt the skin. The chigger will come off with the polish. Good Health!!!
2006-08-21 06:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm not totally sure, if left untreated and not severely scratched or anything, it would prolly stay in for a few days. if you put something like chiggar treatment on it should be alot more willing to let go.
2006-08-20 15:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by barneys_assasin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just put some nail polish on the spot and they'll suffocate...
2006-08-20 15:56:07 · answer #6 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine lived on me a week
2006-08-20 15:55:45 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel☺ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html
2006-08-20 16:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, after they bite you, they're gone before you even start being severely itchy
2006-08-20 15:57:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is it that when you ask a serious question; you get no answers?
2006-08-20 15:54:48 · answer #10 · answered by perfecttiming1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋