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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
''Cimex lenticularis'' | *''Cimex lenticularis.'' | ||
*Bed bug bites known as Cimicosis. | |||
*Attracted to CO2, warmth, exposed surfaces. | |||
*Hide near beds, cracks, crevices. Feed at night. | |||
*May appear translucent (nymphs,) brown (mature bug,) red (after meal,) black (after digestion.) | |||
*Belong to Hemiptera like kissing bugs which are vectors for trypanosomiasis (Central and South America.) | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 22 January 2016
Background
- Cimex lenticularis.
- Bed bug bites known as Cimicosis.
- Attracted to CO2, warmth, exposed surfaces.
- Hide near beds, cracks, crevices. Feed at night.
- May appear translucent (nymphs,) brown (mature bug,) red (after meal,) black (after digestion.)
- Belong to Hemiptera like kissing bugs which are vectors for trypanosomiasis (Central and South America.)
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites
See also travel-related skin conditions