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Expert: Walter Hintz - 10/29/2009
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Hi Professor Hintz,
Since I returned from my vacations first to Lake Louise in Canada and then Puerto Rico, I have been bitten by some sort of bugs that were extremely tiny, about the sand size and look like sands to me. They seem to be able to jump or fly. I have to use lint roller to catch them while feeling them latch on me. They multiply so fast that I would say my home is infestated.
Sometime I felt my skin was irritated and sometime felt bitten with itchiness. I even found some areas of my skin in pain with a few tiny holes. I wonder if the insect larvae chew on my skin.
I have quite a few images through microscope and saved. I am wondering if I can send you those images for you to ID them. I have no idea what I am dealing with and am very afraid. Please help! Many thanks... Pamela
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Hi pamela;
First of all keep in mind that the problem of biting insects can be solved so there is no reason to be afraid. Also insect bites are not fatal. And insect larvae do not chew on your skin. You can send me any materials you have but remember that my giving a name to any insects does not solve your problem because it is a medical problem and not a bug problem. Skin problems must be examined by a dermatologist. So talk to a doctor and send me anything you wish to
walter hintz
29675 arthur ave
wickliffe, ohio 44092
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