2006-08-02 11:52:40 · 6 answers · asked by deon h 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Because your body attacks the foreign saliva with antibodies, causing the area to itch.
It is not considered an allergic reaction any more than cancer is an allergic reaction. The difference is dictated by the type of antibody and it's behavior towards the infection -
"The difference between a type I hypersensitivity reaction against an allergen to the normal humoral response against a foreign body is that plasma cells secrete IgE as opposed to either IgM (against novel antigens) or IgG (against immunized antigens)."
2006-08-02 12:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by LovingMother 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what I have read they (mosquitos) inject a chemical into your skin that keeps the blood from coagulating (keeps it thin) so it will flow, your body (cells) puts off histamines to warn your body that there is an invasion, that's what histamines do, they are like an alarm system.the histamines make your body itch. just like when you have an alergy, and you take anti-histamines to keep the itching in your sinuses from driving you crazy. the ant's inject a poison that does the same thing.
2006-08-02 19:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poison.
2006-08-02 18:55:59 · answer #3 · answered by BarbieQ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a reaction by your body to their saliva-- basically an allergic reaction.
2006-08-02 18:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to these people.
2006-08-02 18:57:38 · answer #5 · answered by chris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://health.yahoo.com/health/ate/drgreene/allqa/00010078
Same for both
2006-08-02 18:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by grande alacrán 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋