Are carpet beetles harmful to human health?

I sometimes notice the occasional carpet beetle on my bed, I know they can damage clothing and fibres, but are they harmful to human health?

Hi no nasty answers please, I posted a question a long time ago bout my carpet beetle problem in my new house. Well now its coming into spring/summer I'm getting worried, Finding one or two adult beetles everyday in my house, mostly always in my bathroom...

We have had carpet beetles for about a year now. We moved two months ago to try to get away from them and we still have them. We even packed very carefully. I find about 2 or 3 a day and they have all been in the kitchen and utility room. I am a very...

Is leaving a permanent sprinkling of borax on cement floor and installing new carpet over it an effective way of keeping carpet beetles away? My current, old carpet does have these beetles, and I plan to replace them. Is this borax idea an effective...

I can't hire an exterminator due to chemical sensitivites from all pesticides. I have a neurological disease that rules this out. I use Muleteam Borax in with my laundry. Heard this repels certain insects, but it isn't working. Perhaps the taste of them...

So lately i have been waking up with little red, but not so itchy bumps over my body, i dont have to many but it seems like their increasing over time. I know they cant be bed bugs cause nothing on my bed or my sheets leave any evidence or bed bugs....

I've seen the same beetles around my room for a long while now, I notice one about once a week, on my bed and the walls. I've only just discovered that they're carpet beetles. I heard vacuuming a LOT helps but I have a very small box room, so moving...

I have a seven month old female leopard gecko, and i keep finding these tiny black beetles (that i believe to be carpet beetles) in her water and various other parts of her tank. This is what they look like: http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/diaglab/04images...

Hi. SO we got carpet beetles at my house, they are now basically just in my room now. My room is messy with clothes covering the whole floor. Now I heard that boric acid powder kills these beetles, so I bought some and, after figuring I don't mind if...