Perhaps you have just been bitten by a bug you have never seen before. Or maybe your child has screamed in pain, because an unidentified bug has bitten them. Most of the time nothing will happen, but if you or your child is sensitive to the venom within that bug bite then perhaps an allergic reaction may occur. Albeit rare, it does happen, and on very rare occasions this can be deadly.
Bug bites from pests that usually pose no problems to most humans outside the immediate bite include hornets, yellow jackets, ants, wasps, assassin bugs or beetles, and many others. If you are one who is allergic to these kinds of bug bites, allergic reactions can occur.
Mild Allergic Reactions
Mild nausea
Mild Cramps
Swelling around the bite
Severe Allergic Reactions
Dizziness
Swelling of throat and lips
Hives
Increased Heartbeat
Severe nausea
If you should happen to feel these more severe reactions, then you should seriously seek professional help. If you happen to be with someone while they are having an allergic reaction, according to the Mayo Clinic, you should check them for medication such as epinephrine (which is a common treatment for people with allergic reactions, and they may carry it with them), loosening tight clothing and putting on a blanket, do not give them anything to drink, should vomiting occur; place the person on their side, begin CPR if there are no signs of breathing.
Another worry, albeit rare, is the bite of the assassin bug (or beetle). If you are bitten by an assassin bug, then it is possible to develop Chagas disease. It can take over 30 years to develop Chagas disease, but for more information, click here.
Pacific Pest Solutions is a Marietta pest control company also serving all the greater Atlanta area. Please contact us by visiting our homepage today.
Bug bites from pests that usually pose no problems to most humans outside the immediate bite include hornets, yellow jackets, ants, wasps, assassin bugs or beetles, and many others. If you are one who is allergic to these kinds of bug bites, allergic reactions can occur.
Mild Allergic Reactions
Mild nausea
Mild Cramps
Swelling around the bite
Severe Allergic Reactions
Dizziness
Swelling of throat and lips
Hives
Increased Heartbeat
Severe nausea
If you should happen to feel these more severe reactions, then you should seriously seek professional help. If you happen to be with someone while they are having an allergic reaction, according to the Mayo Clinic, you should check them for medication such as epinephrine (which is a common treatment for people with allergic reactions, and they may carry it with them), loosening tight clothing and putting on a blanket, do not give them anything to drink, should vomiting occur; place the person on their side, begin CPR if there are no signs of breathing.
Another worry, albeit rare, is the bite of the assassin bug (or beetle). If you are bitten by an assassin bug, then it is possible to develop Chagas disease. It can take over 30 years to develop Chagas disease, but for more information, click here.
Pacific Pest Solutions is a Marietta pest control company also serving all the greater Atlanta area. Please contact us by visiting our homepage today.
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