Doctor reveals the unsettling reason you should wait to unpack your suitcase after traveling

A primary care physician in Virginia has taken to TikTok to share a travel tip involving creepy crawlers that might make you rethink unpacking your bags right away.The video posted by Dr.Jason Singh of Loudoun County, Virginia, has garnered more than 750,000 views after he shared a PSA about bedbugs and your luggage.“Here’s why you shouldn’t unpack your suitcase right after coming home from a vacation,” Singh said on TikTok.

“OK, so you hear me out, especially if you stayed in a hotel. And that’s because of bedbugs.”“Bedbug eggs typically hatch within six to 10 days, and the nymphs require a blood meal shortly after hatching to continue their development,” he added.Singh said he decided to post this video after realizing that not many travelers had knowledge about bedbug exposure.It was one of his patient’s cases that made him realize this possible bedbug infestation was worth educating others about.“[I was] just struck by how persistent and distressing their bedbug reaction was, even weeks after returning from their trip.It made me realize that many travelers might not be aware of the potential long-term consequences of bedbug exposure,” Singh told Fox News Digital via email.He realized he needed to fill the gap “in public knowledge about effective prevention strategies.”On TikTok, Singh continued to describe the reason bedbugs need to stay packed away and face exposure.“Now, if your suitcase remains closed and undisturbed for at least two weeks, well, any bedbug egg or nymph present will likely die due to starvation or desiccation, so now you have a reason to be lazy, just like me,” he said in his video.“And just let your suitcase hang there in the side.

I mean, let’s be honest.What kind of psycho unpacks right away? Let me know.”The comment section of Singh’s TikTok video was filled with other social media users’ comments about their unpacking habits.“I unpack & throw everything in the washer as soon as I ge...