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2. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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   When a black widow spider bites, it typically causes a painful pinprick sensation. The site of the bite then swells slightly and forms a red rash. You might see two fang marks inside the bite area ...

3. How to treat bug bites, according to doctors - AOL

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   How to prevent bug bites. Insect sprays formulated with DEET, or N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is your best protection against bite, according to our experts. Along with wearing long pants and long ...

4. 6 home remedies for itchy mosquito bites - AOL

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   Six Home Remedies for Itchy Mosquito Bites. Lemon or Lime: Rub this on your bite. The citric acid has itch-relieving properties. Oatmeal: Mix finely ground oats with water to make a paste, then ...

5. Mosquito bite allergy - Wikipedia

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   Mosquito bite allergy. Mosquito bite allergies, also termed hypersensitivity to mosquito bites, are excessive reactions of varying severity to mosquito bites. They are allergic hypersensitivity reactions caused by the non-toxic allergenic proteins contained in the saliva injected by a female mosquito (male mosquitos do not take blood-meals) at ...

6. Arthropod bites and stings - Wikipedia

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   Many arthropods bite or sting in order to immobilize their prey or deter potential predators as a defense mechanism. Stings containing venom are more likely to be painful. Less frequently, venomous spider bites are also associated with morbidity and mortality in humans. Most arthropod stings involve Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees).

7. Malaria - Wikipedia

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   Indoor residual spraying is the spraying of insecticides on the walls inside a home. After feeding, many mosquitoes rest on a nearby surface while digesting the bloodmeal, so if the walls of houses have been coated with insecticides, the resting mosquitoes can be killed before they can bite another person and transfer the malaria parasite.

8. Biologists May Have Discovered How Mosquitoes Got Their ...

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   Checking the DNA. But over the course of the research, Rose and his team uncovered an additional piece of information. While taking a closer look at the genetic structure of 375 mosquitoes, they ...

9. Here’s How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies - AOL

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   Chigger bites turn up near the ankles and behind the knees, along with any spot where your clothing fits tighter (a waistband, bra line, or the top of socks). “They will migrate to areas of ...