Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, and pain. Though you may need treatment, infections from bug bites are usually temporary. Rarely, infections can ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

Environment often indicates culprit, not appearance of bug bite alone. Mosquito, flea and bed bug bites remain most common across California. Clean, avoid scratching and monitor bites for infection or ...

You spent some time outside, and then discovered a bug on your leg. What is it? And should you be concerned? It's estimated that more than 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease develop in the United ...

You just returned from a trip, unpacked your bags, and settled back into your routine. But sometimes a souvenir comes home that you did not pay for at the gift shop. Bed bugs are expert hitchhikers.

Spiders and cockroaches aren’t the only creepy crawly bugs wandering your house in the night. There’s another that burrows inside your bed, couch and curtains. No more than the width of a credit card, ...