Bedbugs
"Bedbugs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.
| Descriptor ID |
D001511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.150.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Bedbugs- Bedbugs
- Bedbug
- Bed Bugs
- Bed Bug
- Cimex
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bedbugs" by people in Profiles.
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High WA. Bedbugs: Awareness is key. Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Mar; 84(3):212-213.
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Rieder E, Hamalian G, Maloy K, Streicker E, Sjulson L, Ying P. Psychiatric consequences of actual versus feared and perceived bed bug infestations: a case series examining a current epidemic. Psychosomatics. 2012 Jan-Feb; 53(1):85-91.
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Kolb A, Needham GR, Neyman KM, High WA. Bedbugs. Dermatol Ther. 2009 Jul-Aug; 22(4):347-52.