Recently, on social networks, images of a nest of stink bug eggs as well as young stink bugs secreting fluid causing dermatitis, making anyone who sees it scared. A Facebook account owner shared that she saw these images when she took her clothes home.
At first, she didn’t pay attention, just put them on normally, and the clothes she was wearing were floral dresses, so the stink bug eggs could be easily invisible. After sitting for a while, she felt something bulging, so she pulled them out to see and saw a whole nest of stink bug eggs inside her dress.
These tiny eggs are dangerous, which is why everyone must be very careful when removing clothes. These are eggs of the very common stink bug that damages longan. This type of bug often lands on clothes drying outside, near trees, and lays many eggs in clusters that stick tightly to them.
Stink bug eggs hatch into chicks.
Unhatched stink bug eggs will not harm humans. But just a few days later, if the eggs are not promptly discovered and removed, the baby stink bugs will hatch a lot. Just accidentally touching these young stink bugs, the pale yellow liquid containing acid they secrete will cause burning, blistering of the skin, and if it gets into the eyes, it can cause blindness if not promptly washed off.
Stink bugs secrete extremely toxic liquid when frightened, can cause dermatitis, blindness, easily confused with shingles
The hospital said that at a time like now, many people often have dermatitis due to contact with irritants from insects, including stink bugs, we must be careful with insects called stink bugs.
“The worrying thing is that both doctors and patients confuse this disease with shingles, while the treatment of these two diseases is completely different. When treated incorrectly, it can cause serious complications on the skin”,
Normally, bedbug dermatitis only takes a few days to cure, but if treated incorrectly, it can take up to several months with serious complications, potentially leaving ugly scars and dark spots that are difficult to remove.
According to experts, after the bedbug eggs hatch into young bedbugs, they will be distributed in many places, not only on clothes but also on towels, bath towels, etc. When touched, they will be afraid, secreting a liquid that causes dermatitis, burns the skin, and harms the eyes when in contact even if they do not actively attack.
When washing towels or clothes, bedbugs may die, but their liquid will accidentally stick to clothes and towels, leading to skin irritation throughout the body.
Common symptoms of dermatitis caused by the fluid from the bed bug are red, burning skin, swelling, small blisters scattered in the center of the red skin area, red skin in long streaks that sometimes appear on the hands and feet but can also be anywhere on the body if the bed bug crawls deep into the clothes.
Experts confirm that there are many types of insects, some are poisonous and some are not, but bed bugs are listed as the most dangerous insects. In previous years, the discovery of bed bugs that suck human blood received special attention from the public.
According to studies conducted worldwide, bed bugs that suck human blood can transmit the intracellular parasite Trypanosoma cruzi into the human body through bites, causing Chaga disease. Having this dangerous disease, the victim will fall into a state of fatigue, drowsiness and loss of immunity. When it becomes chronic, the disease can cause blood vessel blockage leading to death.
Experts advise that during this season, after taking out the dry clothes, you need to carefully examine the inside and outside of each pair of pants, shirts, towels, etc. to detect and promptly remove stink bug eggs. If you see stink bugs, absolutely do not smash the insects to death with your hands, but use a large, damp cloth to cover the insects, then use another wet cloth to wipe off any remaining fluid.
If you are unlucky enough to get sick from contact with stink bug fluid, to avoid spreading the disease to other areas of the skin, the patient should not touch the swollen area and then touch other areas of the skin. Because then, the poison from the insects in the infected skin will stick to the newly exposed skin and cause illness. Quickly wash the wound under a strong stream of water, you can wash it with alkaline soap. You should go to a medical facility for examination and treatment to avoid leaving dark spots and scars.
In case the stink bug fluid gets into your eyes and causes burning, do not rub your eyes because it will cause more scratches and pain to the mucous membrane. You should use saline solution several times and use a clean towel to absorb the fluid. If your eyes become blurred, red, swollen or congested, you should see an ophthalmologist for timely examination and treatment to avoid complications that affect your vision.
