Years ago in the 30's bedbugs at rented Cabins while traveling were a pretty common thing, lately I hadnt heard of any infestations of these mechanised dandruff...
Read an article w/in the last year or so that bedbugs are becoming more & more of a problem. I truthfully didn't know they were 'real' until I read that article...just thought it was a silly little saying along the lines of the Boogey Man.
While studies have shown that HIV can survive on bedbugs' mouthparts for up to an hour, the insects are not known to be vectors for disease.
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"In a landmark case a motel chain in the United States was successfully sued for [U.S.] $382,000 after guests were bitten by bedbugs [Matthias v. Accor, 2003]," he said.
(In my most high-pitched, disgusted-sounding voice possible)....
Eeeewwww!!!