#KidZone - Why do you Itch after a Mosquito Bite?

Have you ever been out on a beautiful summer night only to have it ruined by an itchy mosquito bite? Have you ever wondered what happens in your body that makes this bite show up? Mosquitos are everywhere but don’t be afraid of getting bitten! This video, targeted to children describes what happens in our body when we get bitten by mosquitoes. We take the hefty science of what happens in your body and make it easy to understand! We also present advice from a local pharmacist, Kuljeet on how to treat your bites and how to make them go away quickly!

This video was made by McMaster students Harleen Sangha, Rose Yazdan-Parast, Ashkan Samienezhad, & Elena Ricci in collaboration with the Demystifying Medicine Program.

Copyright McMaster University 2020

References:

Benly, P. (2015). Role of Histamine in Acute Inflammation.

Fostini, A., Golpanian, R., Rosen, J., Xue, R., Yosipovitch, G. (2019). Beat the bite: pathophysiology and management of itch in mosquito bites, Itch: 4(1):19. doi: 10.1097/itx.0000000000000019



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