A 38-year-old member asked:
can you advise me if having bitten by a mosquito or a leech?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Mosquito Bite: To treat bug bites consider applying calamine lotion. Apply crushed ice or a cold pack. A 1 to 1 mix of water and baking soda is effective when applied to the lesions. You can take oral medications like Benadryl (diphenhydramine) or Chlorpheniramine.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
How dangerous is it to be bitten by a mosquito?
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Dr. Robert Alexander answered
Plastic Surgery 27 years experience
Not Very: Mosquito bites occur with great frequency, and the vast majority cause mild irritation and itching. In rare cases and it certain areas, they can be carriers of disease (may acquire by biting various animals who are carrying disease. Good idea to use repellent in any case.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
If a misquito bite pops is that a good thing?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Not necessarily: This will create a portal for possible infection.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me what can you do when you get eaten alive by a mosquito?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Mosquito bites: Store aloe vera gel in refrigerator ; apply to affected area. Rub basil leaf on bite. It repels mosquitoes ; has anti-inflammatory properties. You can mix 2 parts baking soda w 1 part water. Stir into paste ; place it over the mosquito bite. Can use calamine lotion. If you have problems w generalized welts, swelling of tongue, lips, airway - you should get urgent medical care.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
A mosquito bit me last night and it's really big and swollen, maybe an inch wide.White ring around half of it. Is there something wrong with it?
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Dr. Marsha Davis answered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
It's really: Irritated. Try putting some ammonia, first aide of choice, on it, and see if that soothed it. If it grows redder and hotter may be getting infected and that is when to call doc
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A 1-year-old female asked:
2 spots that started out looking like misquito bites. Now theyve gotten 5x bigger and they have a ring around it. Not raised nor crusted.
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Dr. Diane Minich answered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
See doctor: If it looks like a target it could be Lyme disease from a tick bite or other cause.
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