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Identifying insect bites by D este
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When you are in the outdoors you need to learn to treat insect bites ant,ticks,spider bites Bites and stings come from a all kinds of insects. Spider,ants,wasps bites can hurt and be painful and can be dangerous if you are allergic to them. You can treat and reduce the pain and itching from insect bites. When you notice a red swelling on your skin you probable have an insect bite and you are reacting to it. If it starts to itch try not to scratch the area. You could make it worse and start an infection. Most of the time if you have small bites on your ankles it is from flees and gnats. Insect bites spider bites Ticks in the west can carry Colorado Fever and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Ticks are a threat early in the summer, and after vegetation has grown. They become rare at the end of summer and into winter. If you are backpacking or hiking make sure to check yourself several times for ticks. Try and avoid tall grass and shrubbery areas ticks love to hide there. You should not use alcohol, nail polish, hot matches, petroleum jelly to remove ticks this can make the tick bite worse. If you have Benadryl or another antihistamine, these can control the swelling caused by some insect bites.
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