2006-08-14 02:20:56 · 22 answers · asked by Alan D 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
antiseptic cream for the infection and antihistamine cream for the swelling
2006-08-14 02:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by g8bvl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why you don't ask how to treat mosquito's before they bite you? In India people make a big smoke in the room and when they open the window all the mosquito's rush out in the fresh air.
No kidding, no killing and no bites.
Hare Krishna
2006-08-14 02:26:32 · answer #2 · answered by Rama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave them alone. If they really irritate you , you can put calamine lotion on them. But seriously if you dont mess with them they go away in about a day. You could also try the X method. Take your fingernail and make an X in the center of the bite fairly hard but DONT break the skin. This calms the itching down a bit. Usually enough so you can forget about the bite.
2006-08-14 07:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by Coyote 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in a fly and mosquito haven country and the mozzies just love me. Can't stop them from biting unless I put on the "Aeroguard" but I don't like that stuff too much since I found out that they clean off graffitti with it. I just rub on some "Tiger Balm" and the itch is gone in no time. Hope it works for you.
2006-08-16 09:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by slipper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub COLD basil on it. I had serious mosquito bites when I was in Italy and some bartender gave me that advice. I tried it and MAN, did it work. NO more itching and the bump went away in a day.
2006-08-14 02:22:52 · answer #5 · answered by jfahd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont scratch... though that's the best feeling... and you will be scratching more till the skin tears. Get something hot to rub over it...
Perhaps shd be more cautious to prevent bites. There are many types of repellion out there. Latest technology is battery operated gadget that produce some sound of certain frequency but almost not audible by our human ears but will prevent the mostquito from getting near... :-)
2006-08-14 02:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by petertaytc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use benadryl cream of hydrocortisone cream to help stop the itching...
you can also use oral benadryl-this will especially help you sleep at night.
take 1-2 of the 25mg tablets every 6 hours but no more than 4 doses in 24 hours.
if the bites appear to be getting bigger or the area around them becomes red and swollen, make an appt to see your dr-this indicates an allergic reaction to the bite and you'll need antibiotics to treat and get rid of it.
2006-08-14 19:21:13 · answer #7 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave them alone and do not scratch the itch. It only makes it worse. Or apply a topical cream for bug bites.
2006-08-14 02:24:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put some tooth paste on the mosquito bite it will really work
2006-08-14 02:23:31 · answer #9 · answered by Lara M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave them alone and do not scratch them. They will go away faster.
I have even used antibiotic cream for the more serious bites.
2006-08-14 02:22:18 · answer #10 · answered by UOPHXstudent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another vote for ammonia. I find it takes the itch out very quickly.
You can buy it in a little tube called 'afterbite' or just use the kind you clean with.
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2006-08-14 02:31:19 · answer #11 · answered by SillyQuestion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋