Usually not seen any article, whether bed bugs spread any infection i.e. Hepatitis, HIV, yellow fever, JE etc.
no it can not transmit viral diseases , you can find useful information in the link below:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060893/
It can lead to loss of blood and may cause some parasitic infection. It is an emerging area of study because it has started surfacing again especially in tertiary institution even in developed countries because of immigrants.
Yeas, sometime their bite may trigger allergies and rashes, but not a serious ailment.
there is no evidence that they can transmit any infections to people. but can cause considerable distress. repeated feeding of large number of bedbugs can cause iron deficiency in infants and some elderly people.
No, at least for now, but maybe under laboratory conditions although studies are needed to confirm this.
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