The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the mosquito's saliva. While it's sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Only female mosquitoes bite. They need a blood meal to produce eggs. The ...

Mosquito bites often result in itchy bumps on the skin. Continuous scratching can breach the skin barrier, increasing the risk of secondary infections. Minimize itching by using anti-histamines ...

Local reactions to mosquito bites are very common. They generally manifest as pruritic papules that disappear in few days. Severe reactions, mainly local but also systemic in rare cases, are possible ...

See the Mosquito Bite guide. 6.3 million children under ... Jaundice (yellow skin) is common. Hence, the name yellow fever. If the disease progresses, bleeding from the skin, nose, gums and gut will ...