Go Back  British Expats > Living & Moving Abroad > Australia > The Barbie
Reload this Page >

Bins in Brisbane - anyone had theirs emptied yet?

Bins in Brisbane - anyone had theirs emptied yet?

Old Jan 21st 2011, 3:57 am
  #16  
Lost in BE Cyberspace
 
Alfresco's Avatar
 
Joined: Jan 2009
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 20,821
Alfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond reputeAlfresco has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Bins in Brisbane - anyone had theirs emptied yet?

Originally Posted by gmralston
Are they sand flies? Those tiny things don't seem to bother me but mozzie bites really hurt for days.
Originally Posted by Kim67
Yes, same thing I think.
It is only the female midges that bite. Biting midges do not transmit disease to humans in Australia. Their main human medical importance is as a biting pest. Midges must take a blood meal for their eggs to mature. They do not, as is sometimes believed, urinate on people to cause discomfort. In the process of biting and sucking blood, they inject a salivary secretion that produces a skin reaction of varying intensity, depending on an individual’s reaction. Bites usually produce a classic allergic response, with the first bite producing no noticeable effect, and the subsequent bites producing the reactions. If the exposure to midges is reasonably continuous, a process of desensitization may follow. People continuously exposed are usually tolerant to the bites, and generally have no reaction or show a mild reaction with a small red spot.

The average reaction for newly exposed people is a red spot that develops a small dome shaped blister with a hole at the top. In people who are more sensitive to bites, the reaction may result in a red swelling over an area of a few centimetres. The bite area can be extremely itchy, and scratching is very difficult to avoid. Reactions may last 3 - 4 days with slowly decreasing irritation. Sometimes scratching breaks the skin and allows secondary bacterial infections that lead to unsightly sores and residual scarring.
Alfresco is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.