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Infected insect bite
Infected insect bites are conditions where insect bites break the skin barrier introducing skin bacteria that cause an infection in the area of the bite. Infections can also be due to a person's scratching harshly and breaking the skin surface.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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How can I treat an infected insect bite?
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What are the symptoms of infected insect bite?
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I need some advice for baby's infected insect bite?
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How do I treat and stop an infected insect bite from spreading?
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Can i go the doctors with a sspected infected insect bite?
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A 29-year old asked:
Infected insect bites? How can you tell, if it's big but no pus is coming out?
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Should I go the doctors with a suspected infected insect bite? It is starting to hurt.
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Infected insect bite in hand?
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First aid for infected insect bite?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are some natural remedies for infected insect bites?
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A member asked:
Can I use Hydrocortisone on an infected insect bite?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can my boyfriend prevent getting infected insect bites on his legs? It looks really bad?
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A 37-year old asked:
Are there natural remedies for infected insect bites? Or must be treated with antibiotic pills?
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A 29-year old asked:
Infected insect bite on knee? Can a doctor prescribe something over the phone?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Used bactroban (mupirocin) cream on infected insect bites, all healed but left with whiter skin where i used the cream because have tanned legs, will it even out?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the treatment for infected insect bite?
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A 33-year old asked:
How long should antibiotics take to work for an infected insect bite?
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A 47-year old asked:
How long should antibiotics take to work on an infected insect bite from scratching?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I am a 23 yr old female and about 2 days ago started getting a sore tounge with a white color which spread to my inner cheeks? I am currently on 2 antibiotics for an infected insect bite..Doxcyline and bactrim ds..For the past 4 days and today just disco
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A 21-year old female asked:
I had an insect bite that i scratched at and now it still itches but its purple. Is it infected? What should I do?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can I do to know if insect bites are infected?
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A 21-year old asked:
Can insect repellant reduce my chances of getting infected by bacteria transmitted from a bite?
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A 16-year old female asked:
When my little sister gets bitten by an insect her whole body gets infected, is that because of sensitive skin? What should she do?
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A 46-year old asked:
What can cause an insect bite or sting to get infected?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have what was definitely an insect bite on my thigh. It's red around it and very warm to the touch. Is this infected or just the bite?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hi, I think I have an insect bite thats infected, its all swelled and has a scab In the centre which is around a greenish yellowish colour its really itchy and serverly painful?
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A 36-year old asked:
What do the rashes look like if someone has been infected with hiv? Are they small red bumps that look like insect bites that itch?
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A member asked:
Clinics would not help my infected index finger from an insect bite. They said go to emerg. I found cefprozil from a relative. No insurance, any advi?
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A 69-year old male asked:
I asked what to do about insect bites (mosquito) on knees/lower extremities and the pain goes up to 10 another doctor answered that it was probably not a mosquito and it could be infected. What type of bug do you think it would be?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Ive insect bite on leg. I was itching and its red around. Day before yesterday I was either cold or hot (maybe it was PMS). Should I see a doctor? I feel okay now. How to know If I got infected with the bite?
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