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All you Need to Know about Mosquito Bites
..................................................................................................... One of the most annoying things about the summer season is the annoying buzzing and biting of mosquitoes. It’s painful, it’s itchy, and it can possibly be dangerous. Read on the following facts about mosquito bites and how to avoid them. Why does a mosquito bite? Mosquito bites are only caused by female mosquitoes. The female mosquito requires proteins in order to lay its eggs, and guess from where does it attain its protein? Yes, from humans and other warm-blooded creatures. Mosquitoes can bite multiple hosts and it becomes dangerous if it passes infection through its saliva from one host to the other. What are mosquitoes attracted to? Mosquitoes certainly doesn’t go after specific individuals, however some factors does play a role in being the mosquitoes’ target. These factors include high steroids and cholesterol levels on the skin, excess uric acid, and individuals who give off more carbon dioxide e.g. pregnant women. What are mosquito-bite illness and its symptoms?