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Creepiest Crawlers in Your Home

Invisible Villain

Invisible Villain

What: Chiggers
Where: Low, damp areas with an abundance of vegetation and rodents, but they can also live in your front or backyard.
Telltale Signs: Unnoticed until hours after the chigger has feasted on your skin tissues, red welts that resemble a rash appear in places where skin is thin or wrinkled, like the armpits, ankles and behind the knees.
Health Risks: When the chigger bites, the fluid it injects into the skin can cause severe allergic reactions, including itching, swelling and fever. If itching breaks the skin, a secondary infection may occur.

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Attribution: Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.lucnix.be" target="_blank">Luc Viatour</a>
By MedHelp Editors, published October 22, 2010