Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, and pain. Though you may need treatment, infections from bug bites are usually temporary. Rarely, infections can ...

Bugs are surprisingly good at biting before you realize what’s happening. But by the time you feel that signature pinch or sting, they’ve often moved on. That can make it tough to know what kind of ...

Finally, finally it feels like summer might have arrived! And whether you're doing a staycation or jetting further afield, taking a holiday is fabulous for many reasons (plenty of time to read the ...

Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for bacteria to get into the body’s tissues. A friend’s son went to urgent ...

Applying a cold compress is one of the easiest ways to relieve itching from insect bites. Wrap some ice cubes in a clean ...

Growing up, mosquito bites quickly became itchy, inflamed bumps on my skin. One summer, a bump on my foot got so bad I couldn’t wear anything but open-toed shoes for the greater part of a week. Cold ...

You can run, but you can’t hide from mosquitoes. In fact, running might make it worse—mosquitoes love it when you work up a sweat—although it’s not so much the sweat that attracts them as the carbon ...

Paris is currently experiencing an infestation of bedbugs, with the blood-sucking insects being spotted on the seats of the city's metro trains and airport, and biting people at cinemas. Emmanuel ...

Melissa Gilbert was rushed to an emergency room after a bug bit caused her to be diagnosed with cellulitis. The former “Little House on the Prairie” star, 59, posted a photo May 26 on Instagram that ...