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What do you do if a bug bite gets infection?
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Antibiotics: First, use cool compresses to cool it down(decreasing the inflammation), 30 minutes, twice a day and then use topical antibiotics like polysporin/neosporin in-between soakings.
Answered 9/28/2012
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