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What causes the itch and swelling of a mosquito bite?
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Mosquito bite: Recent research has shown that itching due to mosquito occurs through a histamine-independent peripheral pathway. See http://www.Rosslab.Neurobio.Pitt.Edu/mbi/.
Answered 10/19/2014
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