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Should you pop your mosquito bite?

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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.

Answered 6/18/2018

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No: Breaking open skin creates a portal for infection.

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