Woman allergic to carpet bugs with swollen foot infection, Flemington WV
A 55-year-old woman near Haggard Street, Flemington, WV, is allergic to shag carpet bugs. She is experiencing swelling and possible infection in her foot from a bug bite with larvae, hair loss, and visible bugs on her heel. Emergency services have been sent to assist.
Audio|Source: Flemington Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Tom and Apartment,
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near Harrog Street,
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general illness, company one response.
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Common apartment,
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near Haggard Street, general illness.
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Company 1 has been alerted, Authority (number withheld), (number withheld).
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Headquarters, Company 39, EMS, disregard to last alarm.
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Headquarters, company 39, Emmett, disperses to last alarm, (number withheld).
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The company one, headquarters, did you invite us, disregard?
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Company 39, EMS, disregard, not company one.
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Okay.
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Mr. Mr. Mr. (number withheld).
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Momentarily, (number withheld).
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is responding apartment department department (number withheld) responding with ambulance (number withheld).
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they have an extended ETA.
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They're responding to a 55-year-old female who advised she had shag carpet bugs and she was allergic to them.
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She was treated for them today because of the allergy.
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She's now advising the bite on her foot is swollen and the bug that bit her earlier has put larvae in her foot.
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She's also advising her hair is falling out and she can see the bugs and her heels coming out of her heel.
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Flemington, WV 26330
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