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06-28-2006, 11:17 PM
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Bug That Attacks While People Sleep Found In Metro
POSTED: 10:49 am CDT June 27, 2006
UPDATED: 11:15 am CDT June 27, 2006
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- If you woke up with what you thought was a mosquito bite this morning, think twice. It could be the bite of what's known as the "kissing bug."
Experts say the kissing bug sucks your blood while you're sleeping. It's also known as the "cone-nose" bug, and experts added that it can crawl into cracks in your home or cling onto your pet.
Not only are some people allergic to bites from the kissing bug, the bug can also cause Chagas disease, usually found in Latin America. It causes swelling of the liver, and eventually it can cause heart failure, experts said.
Local resident Jeff Wilson told Eyewitness News 5 he had been bitten by the bug repeatedly.
"And, then I finally caught the bug underneath my bed, and I smashed it, and it had blood everywhere," Wilson said.
Experts said the best way to get rid of the bug is to make sure somebody finds the area into which it crawls and seal it.
Household sprays are also effective in eliminating these bugs, experts said.
Copyright 2006 by ChannelOklahoma.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Bug That Attacks While People Sleep Found In Metro
POSTED: 10:49 am CDT June 27, 2006
UPDATED: 11:15 am CDT June 27, 2006
Email This Story | Print This Story
OKLAHOMA CITY -- If you woke up with what you thought was a mosquito bite this morning, think twice. It could be the bite of what's known as the "kissing bug."
Experts say the kissing bug sucks your blood while you're sleeping. It's also known as the "cone-nose" bug, and experts added that it can crawl into cracks in your home or cling onto your pet.
Not only are some people allergic to bites from the kissing bug, the bug can also cause Chagas disease, usually found in Latin America. It causes swelling of the liver, and eventually it can cause heart failure, experts said.
Local resident Jeff Wilson told Eyewitness News 5 he had been bitten by the bug repeatedly.
"And, then I finally caught the bug underneath my bed, and I smashed it, and it had blood everywhere," Wilson said.
Experts said the best way to get rid of the bug is to make sure somebody finds the area into which it crawls and seal it.
Household sprays are also effective in eliminating these bugs, experts said.
Copyright 2006 by ChannelOklahoma.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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