When a mosquito pierces your skin, it does more than cause a fleeting moment of discomfort—it sets off a chain reaction within your body.

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Hives, also known as urticaria, are raised, itchy welts on your skin that occur due to an allergen. The reaction is ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical ... more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya ...

While Hollywood and urban legends paint dramatic tales about spider bites, medical professionals share a fascinating reality: ...

Scratching a mosquito bite can offer a moment of bliss, and now scientists know why: scratching activates an immune response that helps to protect the skin against harmful ... neuron exhibited a ...

Prevention focuses on mosquito control and avoiding mosquito bites, especially as the virus makes the skin more attractive to mosquitoes, facilitating quicker bites and transmission. The article ...

A woman has gone viral on social media after sharing the 'awful' experience she had at one of her friend's bachelorette ...