Insect bites and stings Health Article

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Flies carry disease by transporting infectious agents on their feet. They may spread salmonellosis, typhoid, and other diseases. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update Date:
09/20/2008 David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Bedbug - close-up
Black widow spider
Body louse

Flea
Fly
Kissing bug

Dust mite
Mosquito, adult feeding on the skin
Wasp

Flea bite - close-up
Insect bite reaction - close-up
Insect bites on the legs

Head louse, male
Head louse - female
Head louse infestation - scalp

Lice, body with stool (Pediculus humanus)
Body louse, female and larvae
Crab louse, female

Pubic louse-male
Head louse and pubic louse
Brown recluse spider bite on the hand

Insect bites and stings
Insect stings and allergy
Brown recluse spider

Black widow spider
Stinger removal

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