Question 1

how to prevent mosquito bite? is it true that eating less meat helps?

Accepted Answer

Mosquito: You cannot prevent - but can reduce the likelihood by using repellent sprays or creams. Staying indoors with a/c, sleeping under a net, keep yourself covered  etc... I am not sure if eating less meat will help - probably not so.

Question 2

mosquito bite won't heal?

Accepted Answer

Something else?: Mosquito bites are sometime painful, usually itchy but really rare to not heal or get infection.  Could you have gotten bitten by another critter - especially a spider which can cause a non-healing sore place.  You might need this to be looked at.

Question 3

should you pop your mosquito bite?

Accepted Answer

Mosquito Bites: Avoid scratching. Although a mosquito bite should itch for only a few days, continual scratching will increase your discomfort and may prolong the itching and cause an infection. Try otc hydrocortisone. You should not "pop" the bite as it may already be infected.

Question 4

how to make my mosquito bites not itch?

Accepted Answer

Medication: Use Hydrocortisone cream or a Benadryl (diphenhydramine) cream.

Question 5

what happens if you pop a mosquito bite?

Accepted Answer

You increase the: Potential for infection.

Question 6

what happens when you pop your mosquito bites.?

Accepted Answer

Nothing much: Fluid comes out, you irritate the skin and likely increase your risk of local infection.

Question 7

are mosquito bites dangerous? or just annoying?

Accepted Answer

Bite: You should see your dermatologist for treatment. These bites can get can get infected.

Question 8

what systems manifest after receiving mosquito bites?

Accepted Answer

Local reaction: Mosquito bites are usually small and localized itchy red bumps on the skin that fade within a few hours to days.  Some people especially young children can have an exuberant reaction to bites which swell up quite large and look "infected." this is alarming, but generally benign and treated with avoidance and aministration of nonsedating antihistamines. They outgrow this with time.

Question 9

what is the fluid that squeezes out of mosquito bites?

Accepted Answer

Inflammatory fluid: Most likely it is the fluid between cells( and maybe some fluid leaking out of cells that may have been damaged) that increase after your body starts to react to the bite (inflammation). Mosquitoes do not inject significant amounts of fluid when biting.

Question 10

why has my mosquito bite turned purple?

Accepted Answer

Scratching?: Excessive scratching or rubbing can cause a mosquito bite to discolor further and look worse than it is.  Try using an over the counter Hydrocortisone or anti-itch preparation.  Also, ice packs are great for calming itch without causing the damage your fingernails cause.  If the bite continues to be a problem, see your dermatologist to be sure that it is, in fact, a bite.

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