Do Bed Bugs Have An Effect On Your Family's Health?

By Danny Gelzer


Reports about infestations of bed bugs in Cleveland, OH wasn't what Midwesterners wanted to see on the nation's reports back in September 2010. In report compiled by Terminix it was announced that Cleveland was rated with 13 other American towns as having the state's worst infestations of bed bugs.

With the information and tutorial tools at our disposal, one would think the public would understand that having a bed bug infestation isn't necessarily an indication of having a soiled house or being unhygenic in your habits. But unfortunately those affected Cleveland families were concerned about the stigma of having bed bugs, and you could find delirious mas checking each corner of their houses, throwing out garments and linens and destroying mattresses and furniture. Naturally it was not only the stigma that caused these actions, but also they genuine concern for their families health. However was there cause for concern?

Though the testing of the kind of bed bugs found showed over 27 separate bacterial agents, there was no information to support the undeniable fact that bed bugs are able to carry any viruses or bacteria and pass them onto humans. If an individual receives a bed bug bite, or multiple bites, the worst that they can expect is an allergenic reaction, acute itching, hives or blisters.

If your house has a bed bug infestation then, while you and your family sleep, the bed bugs will come out of their hiding place and start to suck blood from wherever they can get it. Though you won't be well placed to feel the bites as they happen, as the bed bugs inject local pain-killer type agent before draining the blood, once the anesthetic effect fades away the victim will see red spots and/or welt marks and they're going to begin to itch.

Homes are not the only places that you'll find bed bugs. Other common places to find them, worryingly, are hotels. Since there is very tiny control over what is brought into the hotel rooms by the hotel guests, it means any bed bugs which have been brought into the hotel room, can be transported out if they latch onto your clothes and other private items. Once you bring a couple of these creatures into your home, the proven fact that they multiply so fast, implies in almost no time at all you could have an infestation on your hands.

Cleveland's bed bug infestation problem has not been assisted by the proven fact that many of the chemicals that were once used to destroy them have been prohibited thanks to the dangerous effects to humans. So although there are 1 or 2 effective treatments to rid a home of bed bugs, it is definitely best to try avoid introducing them in the 1st place. In a single dwelling it can be fairly easy to take preventive measures and to try to control them if you believe bed bugs are present. However in apartments or condominiums this isn't the case, since it is easy for bed bugs to move from unit to another.

The most efficient treatment for getting rid of bed bugs is by using extraordinary heat. Bed bugs can't put up with temperatures over 120 degrees F. Washing linens in extremely hot water can possibly destroy bed bugs and their eggs, but this is not going to be possible with massive items like furniture and mattresses. An inclusive vacuuming of these things can remove the insects but will give you no guarantee that they are all gone. Some exterminators have even been known to 'cook ' a building in a radical attempt to rid the grounds of bed bugs and this has been demonstrated to be very effective.

Though bed bugs may not harbour perilous sicknesses that can be passed on to humans or animals, an infestation can be devastating and cause fears and other mental Problems because of the experience. The situation can speedily become extremely costly if left unattended as was seen with the bed bugs issues Cleveland experienced. So if you live in Cleveland and suspect your home does have a bed bug problem call your local Cleveland pest control specialists as fast as achievable.




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