What to do if your baby is bitten by a poisonous insect

Summer is here, and as the temperature rises, babies start to wear short-sleeved shirts and shorts. Although it is cooler, the exposure of most of the skin greatly increases the probability of babies being bitten by poisonous insects. For example, the annoying mosquitoes start to move around, especially when the baby is sleeping at night, and the baby will be bitten accidentally. The bite marks of poisonous insects of various sizes appear on the tender skin, which makes people feel distressed. So what should parents do if the baby is bitten by poisonous insects?

It turns out that mosquitoes are indeed selective when biting people: human bodies that can provide mosquitoes with rich cholesterol and vitamin B are most favored by mosquitoes. Cholesterol and vitamin B are two substances that mosquitoes need to survive, but they cannot produce them themselves. Mosquitoes use smell to find the objects that best suit their "taste" among the crowd.

At the same time, mosquitoes are also "picky" about different blood types. They prefer people with blood type O and A, and are not very interested in people with blood type B and AB. It seems that mosquitoes really do "bully people based on their personality"!

In addition to the above two factors, the most important thing is the carbon dioxide and other odors exhaled by people.

Mosquitoes have a strong sense of smell. When humans exhale carbon dioxide and other odors, these odors spread in the air. Mosquitoes always follow the smell exhaled by people until they come into contact with their target, then they land on the skin and insert the "needle" directly into the skin to suck blood.

Therefore, people with large lung capacity, people who sweat a lot, obese people, people with fast metabolism, etc. are also prone to mosquito bites. If we want to avoid mosquito bites, we can:

1. Take a shower as soon as possible after exercise to keep your skin fresh.

2. Wear long-sleeved clothes in places where there are many mosquitoes.

3. Wear socks that wick away sweat to mask body odor.

What should I do if my child is bitten by a mosquito?

After a child is bitten by a mosquito, he or she can be rinsed with soapy water or baking soda to neutralize the acidic toxins secreted by the mosquito. It can also be diluted with floral water and applied locally. If itching is severe, you can use compound calamine lotion to relieve the itching. If accompanied by suppuration, erythromycin ointment can be applied locally. If the infection is more serious, oral anti-inflammatory drugs or intravenous medications should be used in combination. If there is local redness, swelling, heat, or fever, allergies should be considered, and anti-allergic treatment should be combined with prompt consultation with a dermatologist.

How to prevent mosquitoes?

Indoors: Pay attention to indoor cleanliness and hygiene, clean regularly, leave no sanitary dead corners, and do not provide mosquitoes with a place to hide and reproduce; when opening windows for ventilation, do not forget to use screens as barriers to prevent all kinds of mosquitoes from flying in; regularly spray mosquito repellent in dead corners of the room such as heating covers and bathroom corners. It is best to spray when children are not around, and make sure to ventilate the room for more than half an hour.

At night: When the baby is sleeping, in order to let him enjoy a sound sleep, you can equip his crib with a mosquito net with good breathability in summer; or plug in electric mosquito coils, but be careful not to put the mosquito coils too close to the baby to prevent poisoning; you can also apply a proper amount of mosquito repellent on the baby; when bathing before going to bed, you can drop a proper amount of floral water in the baby's basin, so that the baby's skin will have the smell of floral water after bathing, which also has a certain effect on repelling mosquitoes.

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