Bed bugs do not cling to people but they can accidentally get caught up in our belongings (i.e. suitcase, purse, laptop bags). From there they can move from their current home into new ones in homes, hotels, offices, hospitals, or any other building as well as modes of transportation.
Aid vs. aide. An aide is an assistant or helper. The word always refers to a person. Aid is a noun referring to (1) assistance, or (2) something that assists (e.g., a hearing aid or a visual aid), and itâs also a verb meaning to assist. Some dictionaries list aid as a variant of aide, but the words are generally kept separate in edited writing.
aid, assist, assistance, help (noun) the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose he gave me an assist with the housework; could not walk without assistance; rescue party went to their aid; offered his help in unloading aid, assistance, help (noun) a resource visual aids in teaching