Bedbug Health Dictionary

Bedbug: From 1 Different Sources


A flat, wingless, brown insect about 5 mm long and 3 mm wide.

Bedbugs live in furniture, especially beds and carpets, emerging at night to feed on humans by sucking blood.

They are not known to transmit disease, but their bites are itchy and may become infected.

Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association

Bedbugs

Blood sucking hemipterans belonging to the genus Cimex. Not important in the transmission of disease but can cause irritating allergic response to their saliva.... bedbugs



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