Why biting insects are a headache for living places and businesse?
Imagine you are on a trip in the green hilly areas having water reservoirs such as waterfalls and lakes. While having a cup of tea on your table you are enjoying sunset but suddenly you feel itching. This itching is caused by biting of a insects. These biting insects maybe present in your homes, hotels, picnic points and even work places. They can bite you everywhere and even some of them can do the same every time. Did you ever experience such situation?
Some of most dangerous biting insects that can cause severe diseases and itching:
You might be bitten by insects many times. These insects’ bites cause itching and irritation n skins. The itching in skin is not due to insect bite directly but due to our body defense mechanisms which release histamine against this insect attack. It may depend on our body sensitivity some people have low itching while other has severe. Some of these insects even cause diseases. These diseases might be fatal such as dengue, malaria and sleeping sickness. Below is the list of these dangerous biting insects:
Mosquitoes:
About 3,500 mosquito species are founded worldwide which bites peoples at different places. The mosquitos affect 700 million people each year worldwide. Only female mosquito sucks blood from the body. They are usually active during dawn and dusk time. The cause diseases such as
- Malaria
- Dengue
- Yellow Fever
Prevention & Treatment: Properly cover skin, avoid wearing bright colours, avoid using strong scents, use insect repellents avoid areas with still water, avoid visiting vegetation and use mosquito nets for sleeping to prevent from mosquito bite
In case you got bitten by insect clean the bite area with soap and water, use a cold compress such as ice, take anti-histamines, and try not to scratch.
Fleas:
Fleas are small and wingless insects known for their extraordinary jumping ability. They often carried into homes by pets like cats and dogs.
Fleas will bite humans to test if we’re suitable hosts. They bite around the feet and legs, are small, red, and extremely itchy. In addition they can also spread diseases like the bubonic plague and murine typhus.
Flies Midges and gnats:
The term midge and gnat is a very general term for a wide range of flies, including the Sand fly and Black fly. Most are aquatic during the larval stage.
These are generally wide range of flies not all of them are biting insects. The larvae of most of these flies are aquatic. These flies include black and sand flies.
Biting Flies:
Not all flies but few species of flies such as Sand fly, Blackfly, Horse fly and Highland midge are the biting flies. They need our blood so they bite us and also spread there feces.
Prevention & Treatment: wash bite with warm soap water, apply antiseptic on bitten area, apply ice and avoid scratching.
Bed Bug:
Bed bugs are founded in our living spaces such as room and they feed on our blood. They find us by odour of our body and different detected mechanisms. They keep feeding on our body for 10-15 minutes until they are engorged with blood. After feeding they return to their shelters.
Prevention & Treatment: Wash and dry clothes on the highest possible temperatures, Vacuum your home, and your furniture thoroughly,
There are no any special treatments as they don’t cause any disease but in case of severe itching and irritation apply antiseptic at bite location or visit to the doctor .
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