Can you be allergic to mosquitoe bites and if so what should a person do?
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Yes, allergies are mostly hyper immune response to an allergen, and an allergen can be anything.\n\nPrevention:\nMoquito repellents\n\nPrilimary Treatment:\nClean the contact site with water\n\nContact ur doctor for some  over the counter ointment and/or oral non drowsy anti-hisamtinics (e.g loratadine)\n \nSevere hyper immune response (anaphylaxis) typically seen with bee-stings may occur. Symptoms which may include breathing problems, choking, sever flushing (redness)  : Rush to your doctor or ER.\nknown cases predisposed to anaphylaxis also carry EPIPEN (self injectible single dose epinephrine)
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3 every morning work for me.  I actually see the mosquito approach me and fly away!  I used to swell up horribly from them.  I eat bananas, too.
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Avoid whatever it is that you are allergic to.  Then you won't get the hives and you won't need a cure.  I am extremely sensitive myself, and yes, sometimes, I don't know what set off the reaction, but I have a good idea of the things I need to avoid.  Avoid any lotions or soaps with perfumes or artificial colors.
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Allergic to something that stung or bit you? You should probablt call a doctors office
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I bought a small device that clips onto your clothing, tents, etc. It emits a sound that drives away the insects. I love the smell of Skin so Soft but I'm allergic to it. The vitamin remedy may work but one must take it a few days for it to permeate the skin. The sound device is instantaneous. It operates on a battery. It may be purchased in most camping gear departments or sporting goods stores. I am allergic to mosquito bites and this thing is terrific! It is about the size of a small hen's egg, only flatter. It weighs next to nothing.\n\n  Just a fun fact: in the forest, if you crush fiddlehead ferns and rub the juice on your skin, it's a dandy repellant!
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When the mosquito stabs her needle-like mouthparts through the skin of her victim, she injects her saliva -- teeming with digestive enzymes and anticoagulants. The first time a person is bitten, there is no reaction. With subsequent bites, the person becomes sensitized to the foreign proteins, and small, itchy, red bumps appear about 24 hours later. This is the most common reaction in young children. After many more bites, a pale, swollen hive, or wheal, begins to appear within minutes after a bite -- followed by the red bump 24 hours later. This is the most common reaction in older children and adolescents.\n\nWith repeated mosquito bites, some people begin to become insensitive again, much as if they had allergy shots. Some older children and adults get no reaction to mosquito bites (unless they go for a long time without being bitten -- then the process can start again). Other people become increasingly allergic with repeated stings. They can develop blistering, bruised, large inflammatory reactions. For these people, avoiding being bitten is a particularly good idea.\n\n \nAlan Greene MD FAAP
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The itch you feel is a reaction to the mosquitioes' saliva and your skin. I don't think I have ever heard of anyone that is immune to it. Also, you getting bitten has alot to do with your body temp, and odor. If you have a sweet smelling perfume on or emit a sweet odor, you attract mosquitoes and those wearing no scents and bug spray of course, are more likely to not get bitten.
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I don't know what it is, but anything that you may be allergic to can cause skin hives.
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Hi there !\n\nIt sounds like the typical manifestation of an allergy ??\nAre you NOT tolerating any of the medicines you had taken ?\nor is it that you are allergic to any of the special "unusual"  food preparations you had taken on these days of allergy ?\nor is it that you had "some insect bite" ...on these days..? some people respond to insect bites like these..\nMaybe you yourself can make a list of "items and medicines suspected" and take it to your consultant and ask him straight...dont worry..he is the best judge...to decide on the issue..\nSteroids are given for allergies and anaphylaxis too..\nbest wishes...
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Because you smell the tastiest.\n\nEver wonder why the mosquitoes bite you and not the guy next to you? They are attracted to certain chemicals in the carbon dioxide being released from your body and the guy next to you doesn't have as much of these chemicals in his carbon dioxide as you do. However, there are thousands of chemicals already identified in human carbon dioxide release! What are these certain chemicals that attract mosquitoes? Have they been identified? Yes! but the scientists who discovered them aren't telling us exactly what they are! That’s right they are keeping these facts a secret! All they will say is that three key chemical signatures found in the release of human carbon dioxide will attract mosquitoes at a rate of 100%.
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Is your mosquitoe ill?? I dont understand.
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The itchiness is not caused directly by the mosquito's bite or the chemicals in the mosquito spit but by the body's immune response to them. Your immune system releases histamine, a protein involved in many allergic reactions, in order to fight off a foreign substance. The histamine causes swelling around the puncture wound as blood rushes to the affected area, and as a side effect makes you itch. \n\nWho knew?\nI prefer to squish them before they get a chance to bite me!
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Mosquito Bites\nAs mentioned before, only female mosquitoes bite. They are attracted by several things, including heat (infrared light), light, perspiration, body odor, lactic acid and carbon dioxide. The female lands on your skin and sticks her proboscis into you (the proboscis is very sharp and thin, so you may not feel it going in). Her saliva contains proteins (anticoagulants) that prevent your blood from clotting. She sucks your blood into her abdomen (about 5 microliters per serving for an Aedes aegypti mosquito). \n\nIf she is disturbed, she will fly away. Otherwise, she will remain until she has a full abdomen. If you were to cut the sensory nerve to her abdomen, she would keep sucking until she burst. \n\nAfter she has bitten you, some saliva remains in the wound. The proteins from the saliva evoke an immune response from your body. The area swells (the bump around the bite area is called a wheal), and you itch, a response provoked by the saliva. Eventually, the swelling goes away, but the itch remains until your immune cells break down the saliva proteins. \n\nTo treat mosquito bites, you should wash them with mild soap and water. Try to avoid scratching the bite area, even though it itches. Some anti-itch medicines such as Calamine lotion or over-the-counter cortisone creams may relieve the itching. Typically, you do not need to seek medical attention (unless you feel dizzy or nauseated, which may indicate a severe allergic reaction to the bite).
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You might think this is a bit odd buy try carring around one of those softener sheets that you throw in the dryer. The odor is in some ways a repellant to mosquitos. You can keep it under your hat or in your back pocket. This actually works!!!
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Bug bite perhaps? Maybe you're eating something you're allergic too. If it is still bothering you in a couple of days  talk to a doctor before it gets worse.
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Wash the area thoroughly, put on some neosporin and a bandaid. Take a benedryl (will help with itching, burning and mild allergic symptoms).\nWatch the area carefully for signs of changes such as lots of swelling, red rings, puss, smell, etc. \nThe bite will *probably* be gone by tomorrow, but if it does exhibit venom symptoms, see a doctor.
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its a virus caused by the sting or bite of a mosquito, it causes fevers, diarrhea, or even death.  Mostly in tropical areas such as pananma they have been known to victimize people.