Bug Bites Series: Intro/Index
Lots and lots of bugs bite our kids causing lots and lots of diseases, not to mention how miserable they make them. They often itch!
If they would just stop at itching, that would be enough to be going on with; but, they don’t. They often cause illness ranging from mild to severe to even death; and many times massive outbreaks.
This series is frequently added to because of the many biting insects and the seriousness of their diseases around the world. The “lowly” mosquito alone racks up many thousands of cases each year including deaths. Malaria, Zika, Typhoid—to name just a few.
7 Posts in "Bug Bites" Series
- Bug Bites Series: Intro/Index – 15 Oct 2014
It's incredible just how many bugs there are that bite and how many diseases caused by them. From mosquitos to ants to ticks to spiders, as we think of them, we add them to this list. - Scabies is coming back! – 27 Oct 2014
It's BAAACK, the disease Scabies, also known as the 7-year-itch is making a comeback! - Mosquitos and their illnesses – 23 Jun 2016
An in-depth description of the mosquito, its bite and the diseases they cause - Bed bugs, Mites and Lice – 7 Dec 2016
This seems like it's getting a bit much. A simple series about bug bites just seems to get bigger and bigger. Today it's bed bugs, mites and lice. - Ticks and Fleas – 11 Dec 2016
What's eating you? Could it be ticks and fleas? That's what we cover in this posting in the Bug Bites series. - Part 1 - 33 things about bug bites: Ants, Chiggers, Ticks – 23 Mar 2018
Part 1 - 33 things doctors should keep in mind about bug bites. Fire ants, Chiggers, Ticks and their diseases - Part 2 - 33 things about bug bites: fleas, bed bugs, spiders, Zika, Dengue and Ehrlichiosis. – 28 Mar 2018
Part 2 - 33 things doctors should keep in mind about bug bites. Zika, Dengue and Ehrlichiosis, and other diseases caused by fleas, bed bugs and spiders.
Series next: Scabies is coming back!