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  2. 6 home remedies for itchy mosquito bites - AOL

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    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 apply it to the bite and allow the mixture to dry.

  3. 5 Ways to Keep Mosquito Bites From Ruining Your Sleep - AOL

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    Apply topical creams, gels, or lotions containing an anti-itch ingredient such as calamine or hydrocortisone to help reduce itching if needed. Take an oral antihistamine if the itching is ...

  4. Why do mosquito bites itch? What to know about these blood ...

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    Here are a couple of things you can try to relieve the itch, instead of just using your fingernails: Antihistamines: Histamine makes mosquito bites itchy. You can use antihistamine pills or apply ...

  5. Antipruritic - Wikipedia

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    Antipruritics, abirritants, [1] or anti-itch drugs, are medications that inhibit itching (Latin: pruritus).Itching is often associated with sunburns, allergic reactions, eczema, psoriasis, chickenpox, fungal infections, insect bites and stings like those from mosquitoes, fleas, mites, and contact dermatitis and urticaria caused by plants such as poison ivy (urushiol-induced contact dermatitis ...

  6. Heat pen - Wikipedia

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    This results in symptom relief, for example itching is avoided. Due to the short application time, the skin is not damaged. The positive effect of the heat stick could be confirmed by a study, however employees of the manufacturer are the lead authors and may be biased. [4] The exact effect is not known; various mechanisms are discussed. [5]

  7. Mosquito bite allergy - Wikipedia

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    Mosquito saliva contains >30 potentially allergenic proteins. More than 11 of these have been identified in the saliva of the Aedes egypti mosquito. Four such proteins, termed Aed a 1 (an apyrase), Aed 2 (Female-specific protein, D7), Aed 3 (an as yet undefined protein), and Aed a 4 (an α-glucosidase) have been purified as recombinant proteins.