Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Mosquito Bite Symptoms and Treatment


Female mosquitoes bite people and animals to get a blood meal. Most female mosquitoes cannot produce eggs without a blood meal. Male mosquitoes do not bite people and animals.

What Happens When a Mosquito Bites You

When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a special mouthpart (proboscis) to suck up blood. As the mosquito is feeding, it injects saliva into your skin. Your body reacts to the saliva resulting in a bump and itching.

Some people have only a mild reaction to a bite or bites. Other people react more strongly, and a large area of swelling, soreness, and redness can occur.

Symptoms

Mosquito bite signs include:
  • A puffy and reddish bump appearing a few minutes after the bite
  • A hard, itchy, reddish-brown bump, or multiple bumps appearing a day or so after the bite or bites
  • Small blisters instead of hard bumps
  • Dark spots that look like bruises
More severe reactions can occur in:
  • Children
  • Adults bitten by a mosquito species they haven’t been exposed to previously
  • People with immune system disorders
People experiencing more severe reactions may have the following signs:
  • A large area of swelling and redness
  • Low-grade fever
  • Hives
  • Swollen lymph nodes
Treatment
  • Wash the area with soap and water.
  • Apply an ice pack for 10 minutes to reduce swelling and itching. Reapply ice pack as needed.
  • Apply a mixture of baking soda and water, which can help reduce the itch response.
  • mother apply antiallergic cream at baby knee with skin rash and allergy with red spot cause by mosquito bite
    • Mix 1 tablespoon baking soda with just enough water to create a paste.
    • Apply the paste to the mosquito bite.
    • Wait 10 minutes.
    • Wash off the paste.
  • Use an over-the-counter anti-itch or antihistamine cream to help relieve itching. Follow the product label directions.
Complications

Infected bite
  • Do not scratch bites. They can become infected.
  • An infected bite may appear red, feel warm, or a red streak will spread outward from the bite.
  • See a healthcare provider if symptoms worsen.
Mosquito-borne diseases
  • Mosquitoes spread germs through bites. Viruses like West Nile and dengue and parasites like malaria can make you sick.
  • A mosquito gets infected with a virus or parasite when it bites a person or animal that is infected. The infected mosquito can spread germs to other people or animals through bites.
  • Not everyone infected with a mosquito-borne germ gets sick.
Prevent Mosquito Bites

You can protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites.

Treat clothing and gear with permethrin.
  • Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellents.
  • Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
  • Treat clothing and gear with permethrin.
  • Control mosquitoes inside and outside.
  • Prevent mosquito bites when traveling overseas.

THE KILLER DENGUE & THE DXN Q-SPRAY


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