The Effect Ofan Intervention Program in Nurses' Knowledge and Performance regarding Management of House Dust Mites in a Military Hospital

An Interventional Program for Nursing Staff on Selected Mass Gathering Infectious Diseases at Hajj

“…They stated that the presence of mites in and out doors in a hospital and dwellings of medical personnel pave the way to consider HDM as occupational or nosocomial allergens. Saleh et al (2013b) improved nurses' knowledge and performance regarding the management of HDM to minimize nosocomial patient's exposure in a Military Hospital. All staff nurses with working experience of at least one year were included (n=60).…”

A Mini-Review on Large Local Reactions to Mosquito Bites or Skeeter Syndrome to Saliva and Others' Saliva

“…Bite can be presented as a 2 to 5mm erythematous maculo-papular lesion or wheal with a central hemorrhagic punctum and can be secondarily infected with the impetigo or cellulitis (El-Bahnasawy et al, 2018). Bedbug bites must be differentiated from scabiasis, fleas, ticks HDM and parasitic mites and other blood sucking insects producing similar allergy (Saleh et al, 2013).…”

Bedbugs (Bed Bugs): The Basic Knowledge

“…Arthropods that commonly bite humans include all blood sucking insects as well as ticks and small number of spider (Morsy, 2012). 3-Cheyletiella mites and other mite species (often associated with pet cats, dogs, rabbits, or both domestic and wild birds) are a common cause of grouped bites (Morsy et al, 1999;Mazyad et al, 2001;Saleh et al, 2013). 4-Vesicular disorders unrelated to bites, such as dermatitis herpetiformis, can also have the similar appearance.…”