BEDBUGS (BED BUGS): THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 8, Volume 48, Issue 1, April 2018, Page 67-76 PDF (367.27 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2018.77025 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
MAMDOUH M. M. EL-BAHNASAWY1; AYMAN T. A. MORSY2; MAI KHATER A. KHATER1; TOSSON A. MORSY3 | ||||
1Military Medical Academy, Egypt. | ||||
2Consultant of Tropical Medicine and Fever, Egypt. | ||||
3Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 115663, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, is an obligate blood-feeding ectoparasite that preferentially feeds on humans. All stages feed on blood and require a blood meal to molt (nymphs) and reproduce (adults). Differential diagnosis of bed bug bites is difficult and insufficient to determine the bed bugs or their extent. Infestation is a worldwide epidemic due to emergence of insecticide-resistant strains. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Bedbugs; Epidemiology; Medical importance; recommendations; General review | ||||
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