Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?

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Why are mosquito bites so itchy? Stop scratching while Jessi explains! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/SciShow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow SOURCES: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/why-do-mosquito-bites-itch https://www.highlightskids.com/science-questions/why-do-mosquito-bites-itch http://kidshealth.org/parent/asthma_center/words_know/histamine.html http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/06/heres-what-happens-inside-you-when-a-mosquito-bites/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aedes-albopictus.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anopheles_stephensi.jpeg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Proboscis_2591px.jpg

Published 2015-09-30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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