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Cockroach bite
Hi 28f...while I was about to awake I was feeling pain in hand..actually I had a sprain so thought it is that and left it for few min later when it became too much painful I saw that it was a Cockroach bitting me on hand ...is it dangerous will the pain subside automatically?actually due to my ligament injury yesterday doctor applied some kind of wax to hand ...I washed it away but still I don't know how the cockroach bite me..it's very painful..
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Cockroach usually doesn’t bite
There human contact may cause mild hypersensitivity reactions otherwise they aren’t harmful
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Dr. Viji Balakrishnan
General Physician
15 yrs exp
Mumbai
Cockroach doesn't bite.. pain can be due to some other condition ok.
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Dr. Rohit Jain
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8 yrs exp
Ludhiana
Nothing to worry. As u said u had a sprain so its because of that only most probably. Cockroach usually does not bite. Better to get it checked personally. Apply some painkiller gel and take anti inflammatory
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Dr. Rajendra Kumar
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44 yrs exp
Jaipur
Cockroach never bite follow ur doctor
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