An agriculture scholar from Davao De Oro was hospitalized after he was bitten by a “kissing bug.”
As seen in Kuya Kim’s report on “24 Oras,” Friday, the scholar, Serafin Foronda III, caught the insect for a college venture.
“Kakaiba ‘yung bug, para siyang cockroach na may spots. ‘Yung pagkabrown niya is medyo orange. White ‘yung mga spots pattern,” Serafin mentioned.
When he unintentionally bought bitten by the bug on his thumb, Serafin initially thought the insect might need a venom so he pressed his finger to make it bleed.
No blood got here out, however Serafin later skilled chest pains and numbness. He was then rushed to the hospital.
According to Alhmar Cervantes, an entomologist and pest administration skilled, the kissing bug is a piercing and sucking insect.
“Tinutusok niya ‘yung balat natin, and then hihigupin niya ‘yung dugo. Mayroon silang mga nilalabas na saliva,” he mentioned.
“There are few people that can have allergic reactions to this saliva. nangangati, namamaga, o kaya namumula. ‘Yung iba nagkakaroon pa ng anaphylactic shock,” he added.
The kissing bug can carry the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes the Chagas illness that may end result to coronary heart and digestive issues.
Cervantes additionally defined why the insect, which known as the Triatomine bug, is called the kissing bug.
“Ang favorite niya ay sa may mata tsaka sa may bibig. Para kang hinahalikan. Hinahanap nila ‘yung carbon dioxide na lumalabas sa katawan natin. Dito pinakamalakas lumabas yung carbon dioxide,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, Serafin finally recovered from his signs after getting handled on the hospital.
If you get bitten by a kissing bug, the very first thing you are able to do is wash the chunk with cleaning soap and water. You can then put some calamine lotion or different anti-itch cream within the space. To relieve some swelling, use an ice pack. Be positive to additionally seek the advice of a physician.
—MGP, GMA Integrated News
