What causes the itchy bump?
I searched other peoples questions and couldnt find an answere
2006-08-21 07:07:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
a female mosquito has to have blood to develop her eggs
A mosquito bite is where the lady mosquito punctures the skin to suck blood
She mixes the blood with an anti-coagulant , to stop it clotting too soon, so she has a good amount .
If the mosquito is infected ( Anopheles Mosquito) she may well pass on diseases such as Malaria )
The bite not felt initially t ; BUT a bit later, Then the site starts to itch like mad .,
when there is a reaction to the anticoagulant ; (histamine)
The site is usually scratched and a sore red bump produced :
An outside infection can be introduced this way
, . In some severe cases septicaemia
there are anti mosquito creams and lotions / anti-malaria shots ,
protective muslin bed curtains
all open standing water should be covered , or treated . ( eggs are only laid in still water )
I hope the little perishers do not get you this Summer!
;o)
2006-08-21 07:38:18 · answer #1 · answered by sweet-cookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've heard, the mosquitos have a very mild poison in their saliva and human skin reacts with it to cause that itchy bump.
2006-08-21 07:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by calculusheyhey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is bite by mosquito , itchy bump caused by allergy to the bite .
2006-08-21 07:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by Fouad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mosquito actually inserts a "probe" into your skin and draws out blood. The result is a raised circular bump with a tiny pinpoint hole. The itch comes when you irritate the skin by first scratching at it.
2006-08-21 07:13:47 · answer #4 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not actually a bite. It inserts a tube that contains a blood thinner (then it sucks the blood out through another tube).
Humans are allergic to the blood thinner, so the bump is the reaction to that.
2006-08-21 07:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bite from a mosquito
2006-08-21 07:14:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mosquito injects anti-coagulant into the skin, so the blood flows freely and won't clot. That anti-coagulant is what makes the bump.
2006-08-21 07:14:17 · answer #7 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. you're taking like a tablespoon of baking soda and combine it with some drops of water, make it like a paste...then rub it on to the bites. It cools them down and forestalls the itching for a short even as.
2016-11-05 07:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well,I don't really know,I have to ask the mosquitoes for that,lol!No really,they have something that causes it.Their bite does something,but I don't know,sorry!
2006-08-21 07:14:20 · answer #9 · answered by Cutie ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
allergic reaction to the bite causes the bump.
2006-08-21 07:12:55 · answer #10 · answered by stop stalking me! @ psycho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋