What to do if you are bitten by a shadow bug?

Generally speaking, if you are bitten by a shadow rush, there will be some red edema and papules. The more common bite sites are exposed skin or around the waist. After the bite, you can first wash it with soapy water, and then wash it with clean water. Apply some ointment and it will heal in about a week. If the bite is serious, it is best to seek medical attention in time.

Common insect bite characteristics and rash patterns

Different insect bites may cause the same skin insect bite reaction. Even the same insect bite may produce different lesions and immune responses in different people or different parts of the same person.

1. Mites: They are often found in bedding and clothing, and their bites can be easily found in the armpits, neck, chest and shoulders.

Rash appearance: Patients are often bitten while sleeping, and the skin often appears in groups of red papules.

2. Bed bugs: They like to appear at night and often appear in the gaps between bedding and the wall beside the bed.

Rash appearance: Bed bugs bite only once a day, with three bites each time, producing red papules or bumps. The bite marks appear in linear or triangular distribution. You may not feel anything special when you are first bitten, but you will start to feel redness and itchiness after a few days, and the itching may usually last for one to two weeks.

3. Fleas: I believe everyone is familiar with it. They are commonly found in cool places such as carpets, gardens, outdoor grass, wood piles, and around warehouses. They like to stop and bite on the edges of clothes or socks.

Rash appearance: Several bites occur at one time, and the rashes appear in groups of two or three, arranged in a straight line or triangle, or in groups. Fleas jump up from the ground to bite people, so they are particularly common around the ankles.

4. Rove beetle: It likes to live in paddy fields, grasslands and woods, especially after rain in the hot summer. It is small in size and can easily sneak into the home through screens.

Rash morphology: It is quite special and easy to distinguish. The skin is burned by strong acid due to contact with its body fluids, which will produce burning and stinging blisters, erythema, pustules and ulcers. Usually on exposed skin, such as the face, neck, or limbs.

5. Scabies: Scabies is a skin disease caused by scabies, which is a human infectious disease known since ancient times.

Rash morphology: It will produce a strong allergic reaction, with red rashes spreading all over the body and severe itching. The rash generally does not invade the head and face.

6. Small black mosquito: likes to grow in bamboo forests or grass, places with green algae and moss, and is active during the day.

Rash appearance: The rash is usually densely packed and extremely itchy. If you are bitten frequently, the symptoms will become milder than the first time. The main biting areas are the calves, feet, backs of hands, and elbows.

Common ways to treat insect bites

1. For mites, bedbugs and fleas: In addition to using oral and topical medications to treat skin rashes, using insecticides in floor gaps, old furniture, etc., and washing bedding frequently can reduce the breeding of various insect eggs.

2. Rove beetle: Don’t kill it with your hands! To avoid contact with large amounts of insect fluid, it should be gently blown away or flicked off. If burns have occurred, rinse immediately with plenty of water, apply ice, and seek medical treatment. Avoid subsequent complications such as bacterial infection.

3. Scabies: Seek medical attention immediately. Scabies medication should be applied all over the body from the neck down, including the soles of the feet and between the toes, to completely eliminate the insects. Severe scratching can cause skin wounds and secondary bacterial infections of the skin. People who live together need to be treated together.

4. Mosquitoes: Rinse with cold water or apply ice to reduce swelling and relieve itching. However, if symptoms are severe, you should consider seeking medical treatment.