\nParis will welcome the world in nine months as the host of the 2024 Olympics. But right now, the City of Light is dealing with very unwelcome visitors: bed bugs.<\/p>\n
The small, blood-sucking insects have been spotted all over the French capital \u2014 on the Metro (Paris\u2019s public transportation system), in hotels and movie theaters and at the Charles de Gaulle airport.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one is safe,\u201d Deputy Mayor of Paris Emmanuel Gr\u00e9goire posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Sept. 29. \u201cFaced with a bedbug infestation, coordinated measures are needed that bring together health authorities, communities and all relevant stakeholders to prevent the risk and act effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gr\u00e9goire reached out to Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, writing, \u201cThe state urgently needs to put an action plan in place against this scourge as France is preparing to welcome the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2024,\u201d according to Reuters. The outlet added that Transport Minister Clement Beaune was going to address the infestation on public transportation this week\u2026<\/p>\n
The Mayo Clinic says bed bugs aren\u2019t known carriers of disease and don\u2019t present any health risks unless someone is allergic to the bites, but the bugs \u2014 small, flat, reddish-brown insects that are the size of an apple seed \u2014 can severely impact someone\u2019s mental health.<\/p>\n
\u201cPsychological sequelae resulting from bed bug biting events include nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance (to keep the bugs away), insomnia, anxiety, avoidance behaviors, and personal dysfunction,\u201d the American Journal of Medicine<\/em> reports, comparing the effects of bed bugs to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).<\/p>\n\u201cThat really traumatized me,\u201d train passenger Laura Mmadi told CNN following an encounter with the pests. \u201cI\u2019ll keep my luggage closed to prevent them from getting to my home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bed bugs generally hide during the day, coming out at night to feed. \u201cThe fact that we can actually see them means that there are a lot of them,\u201d another passenger, Luc Villette, pointed out to CNN, \u201cAnd in addition, they\u2019re being seen in the day\u2026 so there is a big problem somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Bed bug panic is no joke \u2014 I moved to New York in time to catch one of the rampant phases. A family I babysat for had to clean out everything in their apartment three times<\/em> because their neighbors wouldn\u2019t do a proper fumigation. Meanwhile another friend of mine swears up and down that the bugs got into the city in the first place via a couch of David Bowie\u2019s that she helped to relocate. I know, it\u2019s a looney story. But it also got me thinking\u2026 We know a British man who visited Paris recently. You guys, King Charles brought bed bugs to Paris! I have no proof, yet I also have no qualms about starting this rumor. Merci beaucoup, Charles.<\/p>\nEmbed from Getty Images<\/p>\n
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