Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD You can typically treat bug bites and stings at home with anti-itch creams and over-the-counter (OTC) antihistamines. Bites and stings typically result in similar ...

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Mosquito bites itch because mosquitos deposit saliva in your skin when they bite you. Saliva causes your immune system to react to the irritant triggering redness, itching, and swelling.

Skeeter syndrome is an allergic reaction to mosquito bites, which can cause red, swollen lesions. Skeeter syndrome is more common in young children or immunocompromised individuals. To treat a ...

The CDC is also recommending doctors “advise patients who plan to travel to take steps to prevent mosquito bites during travel and for 3 weeks after returning, especially if traveling to an area ...

Mosquito bites are often dismissed as minor irritations, but in some cases, they can have devastating consequences. A British man, Ross Constable, experienced this firsthand after being bitten by ...

Up to 30 percent of mosquito bites with the potential to deliver malaria occur indoors during the day when typical control strategies aren’t used, research published yesterday (May 16) in PNAS finds.