are they hives or bites?
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Hives, also called urticaria (yer ti CARE ee uh), are red, itchy, raised bumps or welts on the skin. They may be small, like mosquito bites, or many inches wide. Hives can appear alone, in a group or can connect with each other to cover bigger areas. When pressed, the center of the hive turns pale.
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Chigger bites are itchy red bumps that can look like pimples, blisters, or small hives. They are usually found around the waist, ankles, or in warm skin folds. They get bigger and itchier over several days, and often appear in groups. Chigger bites start to itch within hours of the chigger attaching to the skin.
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Mosquito bites are small, red, and raised bites. They can vary in size based on a person's natural reaction to the mosquito's saliva. Itch factor. Mosquito bites are itchy, and people can have varying degrees of reactions to them.
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Most mosquito bites lead to a puffy, itchy bump. However, in some cases, they can turn into blisters. While this is a more robust reaction, it's not a sign of a problem unless you have symptoms of an infection or allergic reaction, such as fever or trouble breathing.
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If you've had red or skin-colored bumps that appeared and disappeared quickly, then it's unlikely to be simple bug bites. The skin rash could be hives, and the itching from hives may range from mild to severe.
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For instance, if you wake up with itchy red bites you can't explain, it could be a sign you have bed bugs. These bites typically appear on skin that's exposed while you're sleeping, like the arms, shoulders, neck, and face. They can also cause an itchy red rash in people who are sensitive.
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Hives are a skin reaction that brings on in itchy, red bumps that may burn or sting. This condition is also referred to as urticaria. While you may think of hives as resulting from an allergic reaction, they can also be caused by heat. These are called heat hives, or cholinergic urticaria.
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While both bugs' bites are red and small, flea bites are usually clustered or alone, and they come with intense itching. They're likely to be on the lower parts of your legs and ankles.
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The main feature distinguishing chronic hives from more serious skin disorders is whether the welts are filled with fluid. If the red bumps are itchy, inflamed, and filled with fluid, the condition is most likely hives.
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Hives (medically known as urticaria) appear on the skin as wheals that are red, very itchy, smoothly elevated areas of skin often with a blanched center. They appear in varying shapes and sizes, from a few millimeters to several centimeters in diameter anywhere on the body.
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Chronic hives don't put you at any sudden risk of a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). But if you do experience hives as part of a serious allergic reaction, seek emergency care. Signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis include dizziness, trouble breathing, and swelling of your lips, eyelids and tongue.
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['a red spot or rash near the bite site.', 'a full body rash.', 'neck stiffness.', 'a headache.', 'nausea.', 'weakness.', 'muscle or joint pain or achiness.', 'a fever.']
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Bites are usually red, puffy, and pimple-like. In the center of the irritated area is often a red dot where the bedbug bit you. If you're especially sensitive to bedbug bites, your bites may be fluid-filled.
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Hives, also known as urticaria, is a sudden-onset skin reaction resulting in red or white welts of varying sizes. As the reaction progresses, the welts appear and diminish. The welts are also known as wheals.
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['Hives (red spots that look like mosquito bites)', 'Itchy skin rashes (eczema, also called atopic dermatitis)', 'Swelling.', 'Breathing problems.', 'Sneezing.', 'Wheezing.', 'Throat tightness.']
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['Hives.', 'Signs of an infection, such as chills, fever, or sore throat.', 'Nausea or vomiting.', 'Muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, especially if you also: Are more tired than usual. Have a fever.']
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Hives are slightly raised, smooth, flat-topped bumps that are usually slightly more reddish in color than the surrounding skin and cause severe itching. Hives come on suddenly due to an allergic reaction.