Mosquito Bites | How To Get Rid Of Mosquito Bites

Mosquito Bites or Mosquitoes. How To Get Rid Of Mosquito Bites. How To Get Rid Of Mosquitoes. Repellent. Remedies.

One of my favourite notifications is your comments and as you may already know more often than not I'll get back to you with a reply and heart. If you'd like more information on any of the questions I've answered or have a question, then let me know so I can try and either dedicate a video to it or get back to you in next months responding to your comments.

Here are the chapters to the video,
00:00 Intro
00:43 Why Do Mosquitoes Bite You
02:16 What Are The Symptoms Of Mosquito Bites
02:36 How To Get Rid Of Mosquito Bites
07:12 When To Speak To Your Healthcare Professional
08:15 How To Prevent Mosquito Bites
12:29 Conclusion

MOSQUITO BITES:
Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal – they are responsible for millions of bites and deaths every single year – in this video I’m going to give you five tips to treat mosquito bites AND five tips on how to prevent them. You might catch some bonus tips along the way too so let’s get started!

HOW TO GET RID OF MOSQUITO BITES:
Of course sometimes it’s inevitable that you will get bitten! You might experience itchiness, raised red skin, inflammation or swelling of the bite and sometimes liquid weeping out of the bite. I go into detail on treatments at 02:36 in the video.

INSECT REPELLENTS:
As explained in the video here are a list of other insect repellents with the most effective at the top:
1- DEET 50%
2- Picaridin 20%
3- Lemon eucalyptus (PMD) 30%
4- IR3535 20% (NOT effective in malarial areas)

WHEN TO GET MEDICAL ADVICE:
Contact your GP, Pharmacist or call NHS 111 for advice if,

• You're worried about a bite or sting.
• Your symptoms don't start to improve within a few days or are getting worse.
• You've been stung or bitten in your mouth or throat, or near your eyes
a large area (around 10cm or more) around the bite becomes red and swollen.
• You have symptoms of a wound infection, such as pus or increasing pain, swelling or redness.
• You have symptoms of a more widespread infection, such as a fever, swollen glands and other flu-like symptoms.

There is one serious red flag I must tell you about. If you experience any flu-like symptoms, such as a fever or aches and pains, within 12 months of visiting a high-risk area for malaria or yellow fever you must talk to your GP or Pharmacist for further advice.

Mosquitoes can carry other diseases too like Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, Zika virus and Chikungunya. You should always mention if you have been travelling abroad when describing your symptoms to your GP or Pharmacist so they can do their best to help you.

OTHER INSECT BITES:

LET'S CONNECT:

ABOUT ME:
Prescribing Media Pharmacist | Extreme Optimist | Bringing Science Through New Videos Every Week - Monday 4PM(GMT).

I'm a prescribing media pharmacist who loves science, making videos and helping people. I work in both GP surgeries and community pharmacy.

DISCLAIMER:
This video is for information only and should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions. Abraham The Pharmacist has used all reasonable care in compiling the information but make no warranty as to its accuracy. Always consult a doctor or other healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

[mr.blonde]

Whenever I go back home to the subcontinent, I'll make sure to use this vid.

[beomgyungi]

"Dont take a hot shower/bath that's just gonna make it worse"

.... well that would have helped 10 minutes ago 🤧

[gwrhhpj]

Cure:
1. Cold compress
2. Antihistamines
3. Steriod creams
4. Pain killers
5. Prevent infection (prevent scratching)
6. Moisturize the skin when the area starts to heal

[mth.]

I bet most of us are watching this after getting bitten by mosquitoes

[sleepyhisoka]

i have 7 bites at my left ankle and 5 at my right ankle.. im literally dying of itch, i cant sleep because its too itchy

[MegaSkyline]

I pity the mosquito that drinks my blood at the moment. It's cholestorol levels would certainly go up after the meal I just had 😁

[maddiemoo]

Yesterday was my cousins birthday party and they have grass FILLED with mosquitoes. I have 15 on both legs. This video helped alot with the itch :) thanks

[redragon_tea]

Y’all go to the store rite aid or any pharmacy store that has medicine and get children’s Benadryl itch Cooling gel, it helps for mosquitoes 🦟 bites especially very itchy ones !! Any age can use this, even if u older it helps !!

[jemmarodriguez]

@Noble Hill, Minister and Prophet - you’re a life saver!!! My son was having horrible allergic reactions to mosquito bites when we moved to a different home. We tried ice and several creams, but nothing worked. Then, I read your response to someone else’s response… baby oil. We happened to have Shea and cocoa butter baby oil at home. OMG!!! It took the itch away immediately and it reduced the HUGE bumps he had within a matter of an hour or two, depending on how bad they were. Trust me they were BIG!

[LampifiedOrangePillowcase]

I'm never wearing short sleeves outside again... ;-; iTs So ItChY AND PAINFUL

[chiniegrace]

I have mosquito bites all over my body rn and It's starting to form scars. I will follow these tips. Thank you!

[stephaniem]

I tend to have severe allergic reactions to mosquito bites. Traditional remedies like calamine lotion never worked for me, but manuka and tamanu oil do. It takes a few minutes for both to start working. It might work for you too if you can stand the organic smell. Tamanu oil is much cheaper of the two.

[maryluwhittle]

I have aloe vera gel from GNC (32 oz.) I keep it in my fridge. It is the perfect thing for so many things and can be take internally or applied externally.

[IceTiger]

The most amount of bites I've ever had was over 70 bites. Them bugs love me for some reason and I don't like it. This video was helpful

[YeriiBuns]

I LITERALLY HAVE 23 bites on both my feet and one on my elbow 😭😭 I HOPE THIS WORKD

[aracelyfernandez]

I hate mosquitos with a passion.
Since it's getting hot outside, they are everywhere now... which means they bite me to an average of 20 times a month. 😪

[presouz]

Hot spoon mosquito bite trick worked brilliantly for me!


Put a teaspoon in hot water for a few seconds. Remove the spoon and dry & it immediately put the back of the spoon on the bite and press as hard as you can. (this will kill the protein that the mosquito put in your skin which causes the itching). If the spoon is too hot just tap it on your skin until it’s comfortable enough to press down. Repeat as necessary.


The amount of times you need to do it depends on how much protein the mosquito put in you and / or how bad your histamine reaction is to the mosquito bites.

i’m highly reactive to the protein so I did it at least eight different times each time re- heated the spoon in the cup of water. Don’t forget to apply pressure with back of the spoon. It seems the more pressure you apply the more heat is killing the protein left behind by the mosquito.

[marimiller]

My favorite was the Benedryl sticks but I guess they stopped selling them. Since then I have found that using my hair dryer to heat the bites completely stops the itching for several hours. Keep the dryer moving back and forth over the area til you feel it start to ‘ouch!’ then move to next bite. Really works.

[efnaf]

I have 27 bites (ouch) and it hurts so much. I started CRYING because it stings so bad.

[imoonclxud]

Ive gotten 7 mosqitoes bites in 2 days my bedroom is a dead mosqitoes home...