Question by JerryG:
My hotel in Las Vegas has bed bugs and i was bit-ted ! What can i do? is it a health hazer?
Hooters Hotel and casino In Las Vegas , NV has bed bus. I woke up in the morning finding bed bugs al over my body. The bugs where under all the sheets and on the mattress. I am now in Vegas with bites and a rash! What can do. I spoke to management and they tried to ignore the problem i finally got their attention when i walked up to the front desk lobby with bugs in a small bag. I now have missed my class training and have to pay a hospital bill. are bed bugs dangerous?
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Answer by styrckt
“bed” bugs are microscopic
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You TOTALLY have to send this story to http://www.consumerist.com!
Apply calamine lotion.Then learn spelling and grammar.
they are not really dangerous but it is a health HAZARD – do complain to management and report this to the county health department
http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/index.html
They are relatively harmless. Demand another room and demand to be compensated for the nights you stayed in their infested room. If you stayed one night and the room costs $ 100 then insist the hotel credit your account for that $ 100.
Why do people worry about spelling and grammer we are not getting graded here. Wow that really sucks for you about the bed bugs.
Nasty! I’d demand to speak to the Manager and file a complaint with him/her. I’d also ask for the number to the their boss and file a complaint with them as well. Then I’d call the Better Business Bureau and turn in a complaint there. Also, don’t forget to turn them into the Health department. Here is the information I found on bedbugs. Good luck and I’m sorry this happened to you. I hope this helps.
Bed bugs are small wingless insects that feed solely upon the blood of warm-blooded animals. Bed bugs and their relatives have evolved as nest parasites. Certain kinds inhabit bird nests and bat roosts and await the return of their hosts; others have adapted well to living in the ‘nests’ (homes) of people.
Hatchling bed bugs are about the size of a poppy seed, and adults are about 1/4 of an inch in length. From above they are oval in shape, but are flattened from top to bottom.
Their color ranges from nearly white (just after molting) or a light tan to a deep brown or burnt orange. The host’s blood may appear as a dark red or black mass within the bug’s body. Because they never develop wings, bed bugs cannot fly. When disturbed, bed bugs actively seek shelter in dark cracks and crevices. Cast skins of bed bugs are sometimes discovered. Although such a finding confirms that bed bugs had been present previously, it does not confirm that any continue to infest the residence. Thus, inspect carefully for live crawling bed bugs. Because many other kinds of small brown bugs may be discovered, it is critical to ensure that the bugs are correctly identified (more about this below).
Do bed bugs cause harm or spread pathogens (disease-causing germs)?
Bed bugs seek out people and animals, generally at night while these hosts are asleep, and painlessly sip a few drops of blood. While feeding, they inject a tiny amount of their saliva into the skin. Repeated exposures to bed bug bites during a period of several weeks or more causes people to become sensitized to the saliva of these bugs; additional bites may then result in mild to intense allergic responses. The skin lesion produced by the bite of a bed bug resembles those caused by many other kinds of blood feeding insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas. The offending insect, therefore, can rarely be identified by the appearance of the bites. A physician should be consulted to rule out other causes for the lesions and to offer treatment, as needed. The affected person should resist the urge to scratch the bites, as this may intensify the irritation and itching, and may lead to secondary infection. Physicians often treat patients with antihistamines and corticosteroids to reduce allergic reactions and inflammation. Despite what you may have heard or read elsewhere, bed bugs are not known to transmit any infectious agents.
Where do bed bugs occur?
Bed bugs and their relatives occur nearly worldwide. Bed bugs became relatively scarce during the latter part of the 20th century, but their populations have resurged in recent years, particularly throughout parts of North America, Europe, and Australia. They are most abundant in rooms where people sleep, and they generally hide nearest the bed or other furniture used for sleeping. Bed bugs are most active in the middle of the night, but when hungry, they will venture out during the day to seek a host. Their flattened bodies allow them to conceal themselves in cracks and crevices around the room and within furniture. Favored hiding sites include the bed frame, mattress and box spring. Clutter around the room offers additional sites for these bugs to hide, and increases the difficulty in eliminating bed bugs once they have become established.
How do bed bugs invade a home?
Because bed bugs readily hide in small crevices, they may accompany (as stowaways) luggage, furniture, clothing, pillows, boxes, and other such objects when these are moved between apartments, homes and hotels. Used furniture, particularly bed frames and mattresses, are of greatest risk of harboring bed bugs and their eggs. Thus, one should carefully scrutinize and consider the history of any used furniture, particularly ‘street’ items so plentiful at the beginning and end of each academic year. Because they readily survive for many months without feeding, bed bugs may already be present in apparently ‘vacant’ and ‘clean’ apartments. Bed bugs can wander between adjoining apartments through voids in walls and holes though which wires and pipes pass. In a few cases, bats and/or birds may introduce and maintain bed bugs and their close relatives (bat bugs and bird bugs). Pest control personnel should be mindful of the presence of blood feeding insects and mites that may be left behind after removing nests or roosts of birds and bats in and on the home.
How can you tell if the residence is infested?
Bed bugs infest only a small proportion of residences, but they should be suspected if residents complain of bites that occurred while sleeping.
You should immediately call the Clark County Health district and tell them what happened. They will instruct you what to do. I must warn you that if this is not a true statement on your part then you have opened yourself to a lawsuit by Hooters.
Clark County Health District
(702) 759-1000
You should really immediately call in an AIR-STRIKE!!
http://vacation-in-vegas.com
I used to work there and that is the worst hotel and casino on the strip!! Not only is the management horrible but they have always had bug problems. I would change hotels as soon as possible
Bed bugs are not dangerous but those mattresses needs to be thrown out and the rooms to be fumigate due to bed bugs!This matter needs to be reported to the board of heath here!