“A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest, All striving to infix their feeble stings, That from their noyance he no where can rest.” – Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene (1552-1559) Most of us ...

Allergist-immunologist Dr. Allan Stillerman with the Allergy & Asthma Network says while regular mosquito bites are considered non-allergenic, […] Skip to content All Sections ...

Most people have some level of allergy to mosquito saliva, Dr. Parikh says, but it’s heightened in those with skeeter syndrome. And that can cause a difference in reactions to bites.

Each year millions of us have the not so enjoyable experience of getting bitten by a mosquito, especially during the summer months almost everywhere! Are there more mosquitos or more of us getting ...

If a pesky mosquito bite just doesn't seem to go away, it could be something else — namely, skeeter syndrome. Skeeter syndrome, according to the Cleveland Clinic, is "a large local allergic ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD A bug bite that looks like a bruise can come from spiders, hornets, wasps, mosquitos, and ticks. While red marks, welts, and itching are the most common ...

You know the drill. You’re enjoying a lovely evening outside. Then you hear that high-pitched whine and feel the sting of a mosquito bite. Something in the insect’s spit causes the small itchy ...

But mosquitoes pose an extra threat for people who are allergic to the bugs. If you're left with huge, red bumps after being attacked by mosquitoes, then you may have skeeter syndrome.

Mosquitoes are ‘more attracted to people who wear red, orange or black clothes’ The insects fly towards specific colours - once they have smelled a plume of CO2 from human breath ...