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What bug bites could leave your skin itching and throbbing for days?
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Any of them...: ...If there is sufficiently severe allergy to bug saliva. There are also, in a few places, bugs which actually deposit eggs under the skin, which would of course itch worse.
Answered 9/1/2016
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Bug Bites: Any bug bite can cause red, itchy and throbbing skin that can last for a few hours, or even a few days. If the redness is expanding, the site is getting warm or painful, then you might have a skin infection called cellulitis and a doctor needs to see it.
Answered 7/23/2019
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