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Years ago, I became immune to having reactions to mosquito bites after getting bitten over a hundred times in a 20-hour timespan by at least 3 types of mosquito
by Chan_Yuk_Chi 5y ago
Years ago, I became immune to having reactions to mosquito bites after getting bitten over a hundred times in a 20-hour timespan by at least 3 types of mosquitoes, one of which was Aedes Aegypti (the stripey bastards that carry Dengue Fever).
I always knew that the redness, itching, and swelling was an autoimmune response to the introduction of certain proteins present in mosquito saliva, so I'm wondering if it's possible to override that response by introducing enough saliva (with myself as a prime example), and what the wider implications of that are.
- elevaet 5y agoI became immune too, as a kid I decided to "make peace" with mosquitos. I stopped caring so much about being bitten, and soon after stopped getting bumps and itchiness. I guess this happened just because I was bitten enough to adapt, but I still wonder if there was some psychological interplay. Sometimes I'll get a minor bump if in another country, must be a response to different proteins in the foreign mozzie saliva.