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Medical Forum / General / General / June 2007

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bob@coolgroups.com - 13 Jun 2007 06:09 GMT
I was just wondering why you get a bump when a mosquito bites you but
not when the doctor takes blood.
bae@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu - 13 Jun 2007 22:51 GMT
>I was just wondering why you get a bump when a mosquito bites you but
>not when the doctor takes blood.

The mosquito injects a little saliva when it bites you.  Your immune
system reacts to the foreign proteins with swelling and itching.
 
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