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Medical Forum / General / General / July 2005Mosquitos!
Are there insects besides mosquitos that give humans the same kind of bites? I sometimes notice these bites on my shins when I haven't been outdoors much. I would usually notice mosquitos if they were around. If the bites are on my skin that is usually covered by socks, then I was bitten while in bed (where I don't wear socks) or the insects bit through the socks, or they were actually inside the socks. Can mosquitos bite all the way through socks? Once I went out when it was hot and I had a ring of five terrible bites right above my sock line. Horrible. Does Off spray repellant work for you? What do you put on the bites that works? Benadryl cream works to a small degree for me. It's better to just not think about them. I always the bites were itchy because they were DRY. But it's because of something more complex, isn't it? Do you have pets, especially dogs, cats or birds? You could have fleas or ticks in your house. Sure sign of this is having bites right at or above the sock line of your legs. The fix would be to have your pets, floors and/or carpets cleaned and treated for fleas, and make sure you replace the bag on your vacuum cleaner. > Are there insects besides mosquitos that give humans the same kind of > bites? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > I always the bites were itchy because they were DRY. But it's because > of something more complex, isn't it? >Are there insects besides mosquitos that give humans the same kind of >bites? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >I always the bites were itchy because they were DRY. But it's because >of something more complex, isn't it? Where you live might be helpful. Chiggers cause bites that are similar to mosquito bites but particularly more itchy and with no central punctum. That might explain the bites above your sock line from going outside, depending on where you live. PF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have noticed that chigger bites are self limiting and don't spread beyond the initial exposure area. Do the chiggers bite and jump/fall off, or do they die from fingertip abrasion ? David H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I have noticed that chigger bites are self [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > David H > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` I always thought they buried into the skin... and the way we were supposed to kill them was to put fingernail polish on them and to NOT scratch at them (infection prevention, I guess). So I spent a couple of mid-west summers with blotches on my legs from mercurochrome (sp) and fingernail polish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fingernail polish is also good for stopping hangnail pain and aggravation. I have never tried it on other skin surfaces. David H ~~~~~~~~~~ >I sometimes notice these bites on my shins when I haven't been outdoors >much. I would usually notice mosquitos if they were around. You would notice them if they were at torso and face level, but different species of mosquitoes hang out at different heights. Some mosquito's hang out around ankle/shin height. That could very well account for it. Someone else mentioned fleas. That's another possibility. >If the bites are on my skin that is usually covered by socks, then I >was bitten while in bed (where I don't wear socks) or the insects bit >through the socks, or they were actually inside the socks. Can >mosquitos bite all the way through socks? Yes, mosquito's can definitely bite through socks. I see you've never been in a warm climate during the rainy season. ;-) >Does Off spray repellant work for you? Yes, and all the other brands of DEET work just as well. The bites don't bother me much so I don't bother using it where I live now, but when I lived in a tropical area I doused myself with the stuff frequently. >What do you put on the bites that works? Benadryl cream works to a >small degree for me. It's better to just not think about them. > >I always the bites were itchy because they were DRY. But it's because >of something more complex, isn't it? It has nothing to do with being dry. That would be the irritation caused by the bite itself. The mosquito injects a tiny bit of saliva under your skin before sucking blood. Some people have a strong inflammatory reaction to it and others don't. You don't appear to be one of the lucky ones. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I consider a good immune system response to be lucky indeed. I would rather have a welt of WBC fighting mosquito saliva than no reaction at all. Recently I stuck my hand in the mailbox at an abandoned house. I was stung by 3 yellowjackets. They left 3 punctures which swelled. But the pain was surprisingly minor, and I did not have to apply spirits of Ammonia. Does this mean my age 63 immune system is weak? Or did the yellowjackets not have sufficient acceleration to drive their stingers deep and then detach? David H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >I consider a good immune system response >to be lucky indeed. I would rather have a welt >of WBC fighting mosquito saliva than no >reaction at all. Reacting to an allergen doesn't mean you have a "good" immune system. > >I consider a good immune system response > >to be lucky indeed. I would rather have a welt > >of WBC fighting mosquito saliva than no > >reaction at all. > > Reacting to an allergen doesn't mean you have a "good" immune system. It's so confusing trying to figure out what the latest "reason" is: why one person gets bitten and another doesn't; why one swells and itches badly and another doesn't. I was told once it's blood type (?), now, there's a co2 theory, which seems more plausible. I've never been bothered much anyway, in spite of living most of my life on muskeg, wearing whatever colour I feel like wearing, perfume and no Deet. Black flies are another matter. Zee "outrider" <outrider@despammed.com> wrote in message >> >I consider a good immune system response >> >to be lucky indeed. I would rather have a welt [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > bothered much anyway, in spite of living most of my life on muskeg, > wearing whatever colour I feel like wearing, perfume and no Deet. Most people cease to have much of a reaction to mosquito bites after a couple months exposure or even less. Then they don't complain anymore. > Black flies are another matter. Yes. Never heard of anyone getting used to them. moo Mosquitos and fleas hate me, I load up on lots of B vitamins. Dan http://debunkbigpharma.blognation.us/blog |
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