Mosquito bite allergy "Ek Villian"

Mosquito bites allergy "Ek Villian"

Mosquito --- Most of us think that mosqito comes in rainy season but in my case I am always sacred from mosquitos. In the warmer summer months, mosquitoes are unwelcome companions during many outdoor activities.  While most people only have mild reactions to mosquito bites, people with allergic reactions can experience severe symptoms.


Lets talk about "Ek Villian" mosquito bites allergy. 


Our 3 and half-year-old son Aryan is hobbling around the house today with an injured ankle. He didn’t get hurt at the park. He didn’t fall off her bike. Instead, Aryan has a swollen ankle thanks to a mosquito bite.                                                                      
Once he had mosquito bite on his forehead. We got scared when we saw his forehead, in two days it becomes like a ball has inserted in his forehead. It was painful for him as the whole face got swelled. He was suffering from itchy and irrtitation. Every time, he would get bitten, the affected body part would swell to nearly three inches across. Due to his scratching and congestion from the swelling, he had multiple episodes of cellulitis, a potentially serious bacterial skin infection that required antibiotics to resolve.

If you think I’m exaggerating about the swelling, check out some sample photo that is accompanying this blog.

That’s a picture of one girl, when she got a mosquito bite on her eyebrow. Her face looks like she went two rounds with Mike Tyson in his prime. When her parent took her to the hospital, the registering nurse took one look at Lily and said, “That’s one heck of a mosquito bite.”

So apparently, this is fairly common with kids.

Frankyl speaking I got more worried and scared too when came to know its due to mosquito bite.

To overcome my worry as a mother I have consulted doctor and the doctor told me not to worry when our kids react like this to mosquito bites. At one point I felt bit relaxed and calm. According to Doctor, we could give kids, some children's allergy medication to help control the swelling, but there was nothing we could really do to prevent this from happening again in the future.

Doctor also suggested we can use calamine lotion,

but that never really seems to help our kids.

What is mosquito bite and how it works:

Mosquitoes are flying, biting insects that are closely related to flies and gnats. Only the female mosquito feeds on humans, and she needs a blood meal in order to produce eggs. During a feeding, the female mosquito bites the human skin, and injects saliva. The saliva contains various proteins that prevent the blood from clotting, as well as proteins that keep the blood flowing into the mosquito’s mouth.

Many of the mosquito saliva proteins can cause immune reactions, including allergic reactions. Typically, however, most people have a variety of reactions to mosquito bites, and the symptoms change over time, depending on the amount of bites a person received. These reactions can include both immediate and delayed swelling and itching around the bite area. These reactions tend to decrease in frequency after being bitten by mosquitoes over many years.

Generally, people with the above described reactions are not diagnosed as being “mosquito allergic." This term is reserved for people with more severe or unusual reactions, such as those described below.

More Severe Reactions to Mosquito Bites: "Skeeter Syndrome"

More severe reactions -- rather than the typical itchy red bump experienced by most people as a result of a mosquito bite -- occur less commonly. People who experience extremely large areas of swelling after a mosquito bite (such as swelling of most of an arm or leg, for example) have been dubbed as having "Skeeter Syndrome."



 People who are at higher risk of developing an allergy to mosquito bites include:

1. Those with frequent outdoor exposure, such as outdoor workers or frequent outdoor exercisers;
2. Those with low natural immunity to mosquitoes, such as young children and visitors to a new area where they have not been previously exposed to the type of mosquito present
3. Those with certain immunodeficiencies, such as AIDS or certain cancers (such as leukemias and lymphomas)

Prevention:

The prevention of mosquito bites is the main goal for those with mosquito allergy.



















 These measures include:

• Avoiding areas infested by mosquitoes (such as swamps and tall grassy areas)
• Removing or treating areas of standing water (empty out or treat swimming pools with chlorine)
• Wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants if exposure to areas containing mosquitoes is planned
• Applying a commercially-available mosquito-repellant on exposed skin, such as those containing DEET (N, N-dimethyl-3-methyl-benzamide). DEET in concentrations of 10%-30% can safely be used on the skin of children older than 2 months of age.
• Treating clothing, camping tents and other fabric with permethrin (an insecticide), but do not apply directly to the skin.

Also, since mosquitoes are attracted to body odor, skin temperature and carbon dioxide production, the limitation of strenuous exercise and sweating when in areas infested by mosquitoes may reduce the number of bites.

Many antihistamines are now available over the counter. Since they are similar in effectiveness, your choice of product can depend on brand preferences and tolerance for side effects. From most to least sedating, these products include diphenhydramine (Benadryl)), cetirizine (Zyrtec), loratadine (Claritin), and fexofenadine (Allegra). Keep in mind that Benadryl must be taken every six hours to be effective. The other products provide 24-hour relief.We can apply ice to the affected area.

With antihistamines, you should be able to treat most mosquito bite reactions at home. Ice can also help to reduce local swelling, if applied shortly after being bitten. To prevent infections, try not to scratch itchy bites. Scratching can result in open sores, which increases the risk of developing staph (Staphylococcus aureus), strep (Streptococcus pyogenes) and other bacterial infections.

If I share, how I treated my kid- I use to give dose of cetrizine 5 ml(one dose for three days). I apply Flutibact on to the affected area when it swollen and red. I apply T-bact after the snatching and congestion from the swelling, he had multiple episodes of cellulitis, a potentially serious bacterial skin infection.

Today so many mosquito replicants are available in the market like odomas , bands , stickers , etc. Help yourself and your child accordingly.








Here some are :

Now a days to fightback with mosquito many repellents are available. Lets fight and win.









Protect and save yourself from this "Ek Villian".




~By shiva