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 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:24 pm |
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| Marg |
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I recently spent some days on Cyprus and got bitten? by a small something or other that left me with loads of pinhead-sized red bumps. Not really itchy, as with mossie bites, but the darned things aren't going away. I felt the 'attacks' which happend in the evenings.
Only managed to swat one 'beast' that looked like a tiny greyish fly.
What are these and just how long do the marks take to disappear?
I'd appreciate your comments.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:11 am |
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| Niki |
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I think they must be the 'no see-um's" as they're called here. Really nasty little bu**ers and very difficult to see (hence the name).
They are so small they can fit through the mosquito screen mesh. I was bitten so badly in May and when we moved here in July but I think they must had died down now unless I've become more immune to the bite!
The way I ended up avoiding them was to spray the bedroom an hour before bed and have a plug-in. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:09 pm |
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| Marg |
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Thanks Niki
You described them exactly.
Any idea how long the red marks take to disappear? Mine are over 2 weeks now.
I don't live on Cyprus and only have the occasional harmless but itchy mosquito bites to deal with here in Germany. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:02 pm |
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Hi Marg, I too get long lasting bites from these little flies, they seem to bite more than once in the same areas dont they? The red marks have gone, but I can still feel the tiny bumps under my skin around 3 - 4 weeks later.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:48 pm |
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Yes 3-4 weeks I think. I can't really suggest any cure or prevention.
Immunity does kick in after the first thousand bites! |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:59 pm |
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| Marg |
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| Thanks for the replies Nicki and Tess. All I have to do it seems is to be patient. |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:24 am |
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I have had my bites for 2 weeks now and they are as itchy as ever.
Mine are still blisters and red. l have tried alsorts of treatment nothing has worked.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:04 pm |
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| Marg |
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This doesn't describe what I had/have CJ. They were best described by Nicki [ above]..not blisters rather pin sized red marks and countless. The bites I felt at the time. They were not itchy. They are getting paler in colour and remain as a slight 'bump'.
Thanks for your comments anyway.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:08 pm |
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| Marg wrote: |
Thanks Niki
You described them exactly.
Any idea how long the red marks take to disappear? Mine are over 2 weeks now.
I don't live on Cyprus and only have the occasional harmless but itchy mosquito bites to deal with here in Germany. |
Maybe you can apply an antiseptic cream to the affected area this will make the healing faster. This is If the spots are due to mosquito bites .
If you have small red itchy spots appearing everywhere on your skin (and not feeling well)then you need to see a physician for antibiotic treatment . |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:11 pm |
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They sound like sandfly, also known in Cyprus as grassfly.
You can read more about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_fly
You can catch sandfly fever from them. Symptoms high temperature and weakness for a couple of days, followed by feeling generally run down for a week or two. Obviously some people are worse affected than others but it does seem that once you have had it you are unlikely to have a repeat dose.
And yes, they do itch like crazy. |
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