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TO TREAT
Step One. Wash the infected area with soap and water as soon as you recognize that you've been bitten. Try to keep the site clean and dry until the irritation abates.
Step Two. Avoid scratching. Although a mosquito bite should itch for only a few days, continual scratching will increase your discomfort and may prolong the itching.
Step Three. Make a paste of baking soda and water, using just enough water to make the paste sticky. Spread the mixture on the bites.
Step Four. Rub soap directly on the bite. This is an oft-repeated home remedy for mosquito bites.
Step Five. Apply an ice pack or ice wrapped in a washcloth to the bite area.
Step Six. Use calamine lotion or a topical anesthetic containing pramoxine to help relieve pain and itching.
Step Seven. Purchase 1-percent hydrocortisone cream to alleviate the itching. Follow directions on the package for safe use.
Step Eight. Use an anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen or naproxen to reduce any accompanying swelling or redness.
Step Nine. Take an anti-histamine like benadryl to help with any swelling or itching.
Step Ten. Do not rub skin, soak instead of scrubbing, and pat dry instead of rubbing.
Step Eleven. Use aloe vera gel to reduce swelling and itching, aloe vera also forms a protective layer, to reduce possible infection.
Tips & Warnings
If you are traveling to a foreign country - especially the tropics - you may be in danger of contracting malaria from a mosquito bite. See "Malaria - General Information," under Related Sites, for facts you need to know about this illness.
If your mosquito bite becomes red and swollen and if the area around the bite feels warm to the touch, your bite may be infected. Apply an antibiotic cream or ointment. If symptoms do not clear up, consult your doctor.
In rare cases, you may contract encephalitis from a mosquito bite. If, 5 to 15 days after a mosquito bite, you experience severe headaches, fever, nausea and vomiting, disorientation, chills and/or muscle aches and pain, see your doctor immediately.
If you have specific medical conditions or concerns, we recommend you contact a physician. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.
TO AVOID
For the most part, mosquito bites are just a nuisance - they can, however, deliver viruses like malaria and encephalitis. The trick is to avoid mosquito bites altogether, a task made easy by reading the following steps and tips.
Step One. Wear long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Tuck the pant legs into your socks and tuck all shirts in completely.
Step Two. Cover up with a hat, preferably with ear flaps.
3Step ThreeConsider treating your clothing with a product containing Permethrin, especially if you will be in a mosquito-infested area for a long period of time. The chemical will last on treated clothes for up to five washings. Do not spray Permethrin on your skin.
Step Four. Generously spray the area around your ankles, and other exposed skin, with a repellent containing 30 percent DEET (diethyltoluamide). Lotions and gels are also available.
Step Five. Repeat applications as indicated on bottle or tube.
Step Six. Wash all skin exposed to repellent with warm soapy water after exiting a mosquito-ridden area.
Tips & Warnings
Net clothing is available at outfitter stores.
Mosquito concentration is heaviest at dusk and through the night.
Avoid repeated use of repellent containing DEET on children and use a concentration of less than 10 percent of the chemical.
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