Usually you won’t spot bed bugs around the house, so it’s difficult to know whether a bed bug has bitten you, or a spider or mosquito. If there are bed bugs in your home, you may spot: We strongly advise that you attend a fully regulated Practical or Online First Aid course to understand what to do in a medical emergency.

The bites are not usually painful, and if you’ve not been bitten by bedbugs before, you may not have any symptoms.Mosquitos sniff their victims out and choose them based on their scent. Many mosquito repellents try to change our smell to make us less appetising to the mosquitoes. You can get patches and sprays and people also say eating large amounts of Marmite can make you less appealing to the bugs. Fake News- a collection of resources designed to raise pupils' awareness of misinformation and disinformation in the media. Ant bites and stings are generally harmless, although you’ll probably feel a nip and a pale pink mark may develop on your skin. Sometimes the bitten area may be painful, itchy and swollen. Spiders Learning from the news gives you access to topical stories from around the world, in areas such as climate and environment, historical discoveries, culture and traditions, technology and much more.

Chiggers are mites that are commonly found on meadows, golf courses, woodlands, parks and in grassland around lakes and rivers. Old wives’ tales suggest neutralising stings with vinegar or bicarbonate of soda (depending on the source) is an effective remedy for wasp or bee stings. They claim that: To make sure you know what to do and what is the right information, consider our Essential First Aid Course.Espresso News gives children a safe, age-appropriate way to find out what's happening in the world using real events and footage to create lasting, high-impact learning opportunities. It features Daily News, Weekly News, News Bites quiz, News Hunt, Picture of the week, a Newspapers literacy channel and resources for teaching issues related to fake news. Bites from spiders in the UK are rare, but some native spiders – such as the false widow spider – are capable of giving a nasty bite. Symptoms: This guide gives you a general overview as to what might have got you and suggestions as to the best way to treat the bites and stings to make them more bearable and less of an ordeal. What Are Your First Steps?

Bedbugs are small, oval, brown insects that feed on the blood of animals and humans. Adult bedbugs have flat bodies about the size of an apple seed. After feeding, though, they swell and turn a reddish color. Signs of bed bugs: Mosquitos love stagnant water and breed prolifically when the conditions are right. Only female mosquitos bite humans as females need blood in their diet to reproduce. Male mosquitos have feathery antennae that help them sense the presence of female mosquitos but the males only live for about a week. Females have less bushy antennae and can live for a few months. Female mosquitos have long, tubular mouthparts that they use to pierce your skin and feed on your blood. When they bite you, they inject saliva into your body while suctioning your blood. Bee sting venom is predominantly formic acidic so they advise bicarbonate of soda to neutralise it.Bites can also become infected or cause a severe allergic reaction in rare cases. Get medical help immediately if you have any severe or worrying symptoms after a spider bite. Mosquito saliva contains proteins that most people react to causing a red and itchy bump. How to Avoid Being Bitten: