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My son and I always get a ton of bug bites when my husband and daughter don't get a single one.
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Thank you so much Pat! There's a lot of great information here, thank you for taking the time to provide it for me and others!
With all the rain we have been having here in the Southwest, mosquitos have been at an unusual and all time high! I swear that I have gone through 10 tubes of hydrocortisone cream!!
I was wondering if anyone in the community may have some other remedies for the itching associated with mosquito bites??
Thank you again Pat!
Kristin
September 17, 2014 - 1:10pmThis Comment
How interesting!! I've always wondered this too. I have Type B blood so I land in the middle, but one of my friends seems to always get mosquito bites. I'll have to check what blood type she is to see if that's why.
September 17, 2014 - 9:06amThis Comment
Hi Kristin and thanks for your question!
Actually, mosquitoes do have preferences. Lab studies have shown that about 20% of the population is more attractive to mosquitoes - and thus bitten more often.
So what attracts them? You asked about blood type, and that does matter. One study found mosquitoes landed on people with Type O blood nearly twice as often as those with Type A, while those with Type B blood fell in the middle.
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