It really itches, when they bite me. Sometimes I scratch so hard and I take out blood. But it's funny because I don't feel anything when they bite me. But I'll get over it.
2006-06-23 07:26:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
I'm sorry,
"I mean why does it itch when mosquitos bite you?"
2006-06-23 07:29:02 · update #1
The itch is an allergic reaction to the mosquito saliva. It activates the inflammatory response, mainly due to histamines. Not all people are allergic to mosquitos, but those that are suffer quite a bit.
Try not to scratch. Breaking the skin can invite infection. My pharmacist just yesterday recommended Benedryl 2% gel over calamine for mosquito bites on my son. Helps calm the reaction faster than Caladryl. Anti-itch only products won't reduce the swelling, just the itching.
2006-06-23 07:33:32 · answer #1 · answered by mom2babycolin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... I have never had a mosquito bite HURT..; they ITCH! You might be dealing with something else, entirely.. like chiggers. And, they itch, too.. but also CAN hurt, esp. after scratching them. Make yourself a paste of baking soda and water and put it on the bites (if it's really mosquitoes).. if it's chiggers, paint each bite with clear nail polish. Either way, you've got to resist the urge to scratch as it only makes it worse and will leave scars. Chiggers burrow into the skin and come back out at night to bite you again and burrow into another place on your body.. If you "polish" them, they sufffocate!
2006-06-23 07:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by annebananalolitachiquita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It itches because a mosquito injects some of it's saliva into you when it drinks your blood. The saliva causes the itch.
2006-06-23 07:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by Renna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mosquito spits into you a type of numbing agent.....but that eventually wears off and then you feel the irritation effects later after the bite....and that's why it itches / sometimes hurts later. :)
2006-06-23 07:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by snomeow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It injects a fluid that makes ur senses numb...well, summat numb, this is actually foreignmaterial and so the body reacts to it by creating the sensatio of itching..as this liquid dissolves away, the itching goes away too
2006-06-23 07:30:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saliva of the mosquito to prevent your blood clotting can cause an allergy.
2006-06-23 08:02:38 · answer #6 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stinger has a bit of venom or poison, not enough to make you ill, but enough to irritate your skin. And when you itch it irritates your skin further. Try some anti-itch cream so you quit tearing up you skin
2006-06-23 07:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that after they suck your blood, they inject a tiny bit of poison into you to make it itchy.
Did you know that only female mosquitos bite?
2006-06-23 07:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allergy from mosquito saliva
2006-07-02 03:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by loveboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the inzime they use to clot your blood, its a minor allergic reaction.
2006-06-23 07:30:32 · answer #10 · answered by dramachicfc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋