Mosquito bite allergy
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mosquito-bite-allergy-184-12657795
title:
Mosquito bite allergy
text:
Mosquito bite allergies, also termed hypersensitivity to mosquito bites, are excessive reactions of varying severity to mosquito bites. They are allergic hypersensitivity reactions caused by the non-toxic allergenic proteins contained in the saliva injected by a female mosquito at the time it takes its blood meal, and are not caused by any toxin or pathogen. By general agreement, mosquito bite allergies do not include the ordinary wheal and flare responses to these bites although these reactions
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description:
Excessive reactions to mosquito bites
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_bite_allergy
date created:
2018-12-20T18:43:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T11:20:14Z
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