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05/19/2009
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I looking for a written Action Protocol for bedbug found in a healthcare setting.
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Vic
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vkuspa@earthlink.net
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Vic, I might can get you one (just as an example). E-mail me at jeromegoddard10@yahoo.com |
| Response Date: 06/03/2009
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02/23/2009
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what does a spider bite look like/
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Moses Williams
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emorej378@yahoo.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Moses, that's a difficult question. It's very hard to tell what bit a person from the bite site alone. About the only hints we have are things like number and location of the bites. For example, multiple bites on the exposed arms or legs are probably from mosquitoes or other biting diptera. Multiple bites on the lower legs may be fleas. Multiple bites along the waist-line or private parts may be chiggers. Bed bugs often bite around the upper body, neck, and head. Having said that, spider bites are usually only a SINGLE bite somewhere . . . often under clothes. Again, this is not always true, but a helpful hint. Thanks, Jerome |
| Response Date: 04/07/2009
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11/07/2008
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my 4 year old was petrified by the pesticide biscuit video you should have seen his face after he watched it it was purely ashen!!!! my other kids thought it was cool though!!!
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john
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blassingame6@gmail.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Thanks for watching my video. Allan Simmons in Jackson (Siimons Creative Productions) actually produced that video. Cool, huh? |
| Response Date: 12/06/2008
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11/07/2008
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Horror of Horrors!! We have killed an assassin bug in our house!!!!! It could even be a dreaded kissing bug!! Could there be more of these lurking in our home, ready to pucture our lips or eyelids as we sleep?? Horrors!!!!
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anna beth and claire
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blassingame6@gmail.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
I would suggest you compare the bug in question to pictures on the Internet of kissing bugs. If you are located in Mississippi (which I know you are), the chances of it being a kissing bug are VERY low. They occur here, but are very rare. I've only collected 1-2 of them in my whole bug career in Mississippi. Hope this helps. |
| Response Date: 12/06/2008
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10/25/2008
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Dr. Rome, I just saw the weirdest dragonfly. He had kind of the shape of a wasp and a LONG tail a thin one that kinda looked like a stinger. I've never seen a bug like this. What kind could it be?
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Skye
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blink182fruitcake@yahoo.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Skye, This sounds like an ichneumonid wasp to me. Check out images of them on the Internet. Hope this helps. Dr. J |
| Response Date: 12/06/2008
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10/22/2008
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I'm still getting evenomations from sitting on what must have been a nest of brown recluse. The spiders were identified properly, but it's been three years - any resources regarding medical treatment?
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Lindsey
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doctordaniels@gmail.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Lindsey, I guess I'm not clear on what you're asking. If you are asking can bites continue to cause clinical symptoms months or years later, I don't think so. Pretty much after the venom does it's thing, it's gone. Now, on the other hand, if you are asking only about the newest information on BR treatments, here goes: BR treatment is controversial. For one thing, often the lesion is not from a BR at all and is often something like MRSA. If indeed it is a BR bite, then many scientific papers advocate dapsone and/or erythromycin. However, the evidence for dapsone is equivocal. Some swear by it; other studies say is has no effect. Be sure to read and follow package insert directions as it can cause rather severe side effects. Hope this helps. |
| Response Date: 12/06/2008
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08/10/2008
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Dr. Goddard, I have recently began noticing quite a large number of brown widow spiders around my home. So many in fact, that I am beginning to get a little worried. They are everywhere you look. Is there anyway to control these things. I live in Hattiesburg and have just recently started noticing these spiders.
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Michael
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mturnage3@aol.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Michael, I guess the best thing to do is to call an exterminator and tell them that you have a brown widow infestation. They can use products you might not be able to get/use. Secondly, you could try doing "environmental sanitation" which means getting rid of rock piles, wood piles, or any other junk outside where they might be hiding/breeding. Hope this helps. |
| Response Date: 12/06/2008
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07/23/2008
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My neighbor has seen a small birdlike insectlike creature hovering near her flowers. It is striped like a bumble bee, with a longer,more slender body. It also has a long tongue like a butterfly. What is this strange creature?
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Amy
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blassingame6@gmail.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
I would bet it's a hummingbird moth. They look like hummingbirds, but are moths with clear wings. Hope this helps.
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| Response Date: 12/06/2008
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07/18/2008
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Are there any spiders that can lay eggs in human skin?
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Angeline
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angel_somers@mac.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Dear Angeline, Nope. Spiders don't lay eggs in human skin. Even if they somehow got there, they wouldn't develop. Hope this helps, J |
| Response Date: 07/22/2008
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07/18/2008
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Yes, Dr. Goddard what is the difference between sewer gnats and fruit flies and do either of these pose a risk when present in a restuarant?
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Benita Glass
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benita.glass@msdh.state.ms.us
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Benita, fruit flies generally breed in rotting fruit and other similar places, whereas "sewer gnats" breed inside drains, pipes, toilet wax seals, and other such situations. Either way, these little flies can be a health threat by transmitting germs on their body parts from nasty places to a food or food prep surface. Hope this helps, J |
| Response Date: 07/22/2008
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06/19/2008
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Which bug scares attackers by looking like a snake?
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Robert
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hancrl@citlink.net
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Robert, You got me on this one. I have no idea. Some bugs scare off attackers by having "eye spots" which look like bird eyes, but I've never seen bugs which imitate snakes. Thanks, J |
| Response Date: 07/22/2008
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05/17/2008
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do wasp carry west nile disease?
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debbie farr
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dn45813@bellsouth.net
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
No. Wasps and bees sting, not bite, so they don't transmit West Nile virus upon stinging. Even insects which bite don't all transmit the virus. Only certain species of mosquitoes do. |
| Response Date: 05/21/2008
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12/31/2007
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I work in Mercedes, Texas and I believe that we have a serious infestation of Brown Widows underneath our outdoor cafe chairs. I've heard of Black Widows in South Texas, but I have never heard of these brown ones... I wondered if they were migrating further south than the Louisianna Gulf Coast. Could you clarify?
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Kimberly DeAnda
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kmagee@rgv.rr.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
It would be my guess that they are indeed brown widows. The spiders are moving fast toward the west. They look just like a black widow, except they are light brown. You can clearly see the red/orange or even yellow hourglass on their belly. Hope this helps. |
| Response Date: 02/20/2008
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12/31/2007
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I have been waking up with bites on my thigh and knee. I am wondering if it is bed bugs. I found one bug, Its looks like a tick but with 2 pinchers in the front. I have looked at pictures of bed bugs but no where does it say they have pinchers.
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Lo
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lrids30@hotmail.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
I'm not sure. Bed bugs are fairly easy to identify. Just catch one and compare it to published photos on the Internet. Bed bugs don't have pinchers . . . only a snout-like beak with which they suck blood. Hope this helps. |
| Response Date: 02/20/2008
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12/31/2007
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If you saw bug, as big as your hand in your bed what would you do?????
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Anna Blassingame
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blassingame6@bellsouth.net
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
I guess I'd first be scared . . . then, I'd try to calm down and figure out what the heck the thing was. It's freaky; one time I found a kissing bug in my bathroom sink not 15 feet from where I sleep. Reckon it fed on me in the night? |
| Response Date: 02/20/2008
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12/31/2007
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This is from the Mid-Hudson Valley, NY. A bug about 2 inches long appeared on the outside of my screened window. I thought I saw a very teeny baby version of it nearby. It had an elongated body, with darkened upper third and darkened lower third. Most noticeable was that there were only two very long back legs. Near its head were 2 long front legs, on the outside of the same length antennae. It appeared to have closed wings. but I never saw it move. The 4 legs made a distinct x shape at first glance. Any information?
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Carolyn Contois
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chcontois@aol.com
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Dr. Jerome Goddard's Response:
Carolyn,it is VERY difficult to tell what a bug is from a description of it. I would guess (and it's only a guess)that the thing is a long-horned beetle (family Cerambycidae). There are lots of different species of long horns. You might try typing in that word on the Internet and see some of the pictures of them. Hope this helps.
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| Response Date: 02/20/2008
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