Taiwanese travelers to Japan witness bed bugs in hotels and subway cars
Taiwanese travelers to Japan witness bed bugs in hotels and subway cars
2024-03-12
An inter-city bed bug disaster is brewing in Japan, with crawly critters being found on hotel blankets and even in the seats of metro carriages. To make matters worse, these super bed bugs seem to be resistant to ordinary pesticides. But not all is lost for Taiwanese travelers, because by following a few travel tips and simple medical advice they should be able to overcome the creatures that might be waiting for them in Japan.
On a trip to Japan, a Taiwanese traveler was not pleased to find that parasitic guests had already checked into his room, which resulted in him quickly changing rooms. So, what were waiting on the sheets of the hotel bed? Bed bugs that bite — literally.
But these biting bugs aren’t just hiding in hotel rooms, as they’ve even been found taking free trips on Japan’s metro system. With the bed bug disaster spreading around places like Tokyo, Osaka, and Kanagawa, Japanese netizens have unleashed their worries on their keyboards, saying they won’t go anywhere near a subway carriage. Local cleaning experts have even worse news: regular pesticides are hardly a match for this wave of super strong bed bugs.
943
Travel writer
Don’t underestimate this type of bed bug because of its small size. They’re actually really good at crawling, so if you don’t inspect your luggage or if your bags are made of fabric, or if you don’t have them closed tightly, then these bugs could potentially crawl into your bag by going through the zipper, and then head back to Taiwan with you.
This travel aficionado provided a helpful bed bug briefing: these crawly critters like to get into mattress cracks and small spaces between chair and sofa cushions. So before checking into a hotel, tourists should first inspect their accommodation’s interior. She also suggested that clothing that has been worn should be washed in hot water and then put in a dryer.
Tsai Yi-shan
Dermatologist
The first thing is hurry up and get a cold compress on it. Now, the second thing is, if there are bites on your hands, then you can apply a slightly stronger topical anti-itch cream or possibly some mint. Or doctors could prescribe you some steroid-based ointments. You can try out all of these options.
If rashes or blisters form because of bed bug bites, the skin doctor reminded people to never scratch the bumps, as this could potentially break the skin. If symptoms persist for more than a week or if the swelling doesn’t subside, visit a doctor.
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超級臭蟲入侵日本! 旅客遊日搭電車"親眼目睹"
2024-03-12
到日本旅遊要特別注意了!日本境內近期遭受臭蟲入侵，而且影響範圍不斷擴大，蔓延至東京、大阪、神奈川等地，不少旅客直擊電車座位上就有臭蟲，嚇得表示連電車都不敢搭了，只是即將迎接日本櫻花季，專家就提醒，赴日旅遊國人千萬得多留意！
有旅客到日本旅遊，入住飯店卻發現棉被上竟然出現臭蟲，也就是床蝨，嚇得他趕緊要求換房。
不只飯店，現在就連日本電車也遭到臭蟲入侵，讓日本網友崩潰吶喊，現在連電車都不敢搭了，臭蟲災難在東京、大阪、神奈川等地，持續擴散，更有當地的清潔人員指出，這波超級臭蟲用平常的殺蟲劑都很難消滅。
[[旅遊作家 943]]
“這床蟲不要看它這麼小，它其實非常會爬，所以如果你的行李都沒有檢查，或是你的行李是絨布的，或是沒有關得很密，其實它可能會從拉鍊爬到你的行李，然後一路跟著你回台灣”
旅遊達人分享，臭蟲喜歡在床墊的接縫處、椅子或沙發的墊子的縫隙中，所以入住飯店時，務必要檢查住宿環境，穿過的衣物也建議進行高溫洗滌、烘乾。
[[皮膚科醫師 蔡逸姍]]
“第一個趕快冰敷，那第二個是如果手邊有一些，外用的比較強一點止癢的藥膏，可能還有薄荷，或是醫生開列的有一些類固醇的藥膏，這個都是可以做使用。”
醫師提醒若被臭蟲咬到起紅疹或水泡，千萬不要抓破它，若症狀持續一個禮拜，還未消退，建議盡快就醫。
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