Sometimes, people mistake hives for bedbug bites. Hives are red bumps that can develop on your skin as a result of an allergic reaction or other cause. Like bedbug bites, they’re often itchy.
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If you develop red bumps on your skin that get larger, change shape, or spread from one part of your body to another in a short period of time, they’re more likely to be hives.
A small group or line of bumps that appear on one part of your body without changing shape or location are more likely to be bedbug bites. If you develop hives along with breathing difficulties, dizziness, nausea, or vomiting, get medical help right away. You might be experiencing anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Learn more about anaphylaxis and other potential causes of hives. Bed bugs bites or markings may appear after several days of being actually bitten and may appear as clusters and are usually in a certain pattern. bed bug bites can be extremely itchy when they bite you and can be felt like small stings.
Bed bugs are generally active at night time when humans are sleeping. They tend to hide in dark and warm places like mattresses, clothes, and crevices found in walls, flooring, and behind picture frames. An important indicator of whether you are dealing with bug bites is that these markings usually come into play during the morning time when you wake up. or bed bug bites infections may develop when you keep scratching the bitten area. May cause discomfort due to itching. Scratching the area may remove the epidermis and expose the skin to various infection-causing agents. Bite marks may last for a few days. It is not contagious and the rashes may last for 1 to 3 weeks. Hives on the other hand carry many severe consequences and are characterized as an allergic reaction in response to what your body may think “…a substance that it thinks is harmful, your immune system releases histamine. This causes fluid to accumulate under the skin, resulting in the raised areas…” It is difficult determining what your body is reacting to as allergies in people can vary greatly. These causes are not limited to being allergic to certain animals, medication, food and drinks, trees and pollen, cleaning products such as detergents, or skin products such as soap and lotions.
Typically bed bug bites can have the size of a small eraser and hives can really differ depending on the sensitivity of your skin and can be small to appear very large. The color of these two markings also differ. Bed bug bites are mostly red, whereas hive markings are characterized by varying shades of color ranging from skin color to pale and even darker. Bed bug bites as earlier mentioned appear on exposed areas of skin most places to look out for are the arms, legs, or neck area. Hives can pretty much appear anywhere on the body in response to an allergic reaction.
Remember to call the proper health authorities if the effects or symptoms are out of the ordinary. For any other problems, you can contact your local pest control service to deal with the issue.