Common Signs Of Mosquito Bites And How To Identify Them

When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a special mouthpart to suck up blood. As the mosquito is feeding, it injects saliva into your skin. Your body reacts to the saliva resulting in a bump and itching. Some people have only a mild reaction to a bite. Other people react more strongly, and a large area of swelling, soreness, and redness can occur.

Mosquito bites are small, raised bumps on the skin when bit by a female mosquito feeding on human blood. Mosquitoes are small, flying insects known as vectors (living things that carry diseases between animals and humans). Vectors often carry infections through the blood.

Often, mosquito bites don’t cause any lasting harm. They cause mild annoyance and irritation for a short period. However, mosquitoes are dangerous because they spread diseases that can be fatal.

Why Do Mosquitoes Bite?

Mosquitoes bite and suck blood for reproduction. Though male mosquitoes only eat flower nectar, female mosquitoes eat both flower nectar and blood. The females need the protein in the blood to develop eggs.

When a mosquito secretes saliva into your bloodstream, your body registers the saliva as an allergen. Your immune system then sends the chemical histamine to the area where the mosquito bit you to remove the allergen from your body. Histamine is what causes your mosquito bites to itch and swell. Most people have a mosquito bite allergy.

How do mosquitoes spread disease?

Mosquitoes spread disease through their bites. Mosquitoes are vectors (living things that carry diseases between animals and humans). Vectors often carry infections through the blood. Many of the creatures classified as vectors are bloodsuckers. Other vectors include ticks, fleas and sandflies.

When a mosquito bites, it not only sucks blood but secretes saliva. This saliva enters your blood. There is an exchange of fluids between the mosquito and your bloodstream. An infected mosquito has fed off a person or animal with the disease. It then passes the infection on when it bites. Mosquitoes often feed in a method called sip feeding. Sip feeding means that the mosquito doesn’t just suck all of the blood it needs from one source — it takes multiple meals from multiple sources. Unfortunately, this exposes more people to infection.

Here are some types of mosquitoes and the kinds of diseases they are likely to spread at home or in your commercial space.

What are the symptoms of a mosquito bite?

The symptoms of a mosquito bite can vary. If the mosquito has a disease or an allergic reaction occurs, the symptoms could be more severe. The common symptoms include:

Itchy and irritated skin.

A raised, circular bump on the skin where the mosquito bite occurred.

An allergic reaction (hives, swollen throat, faintness and wheezing).

Infection of a disease carried by a mosquito (fever, headache, body aches, rashes, nausea, eye irritation and tiredness can accompany various diseases).

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