October 11, 2007

Bird Mites and Rat Mites can Cause Itchy Skin Parasites

Itchy skin parasites can be from
bird mites and rat mites. Imagine this: You’re
cleaning the garage and behind some boxes you find an
abandoned nest of mice. You move everything out of the way, use a broom
to sweep up nest, and a vacuum cleaner to remove the last remnants of the nest
and any droppings near by.
Or imagine this: you notice an uninhabited bird nest on the
outside one of your windows. You simply take a stick and knock it to the ground.
As it falls you notice some dust. It’s in one large clump so you just pick up
with your bare hands and throw it into the garbage.
And then within 24 hours or so you’re skin is itching
relentlessly. And then it feels as though something is crawling on your skin.
You take a hot shower and for a while feel relieved. However, it’s short term
and within hours you’re once again itching.
You begin to wonder what was in that
abandoned nest of mice or the bird nest. It must have been bird
mites or rat mites, right? But nothing in your
medicine chest works. You rush out to the pharmacy and purchase some Rid or Nix
thinking that you’ll end the problem once and for all–maybe it’s lice.
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