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Bug bite?

So, my question is what bugs bite only at night 10pm to 2am, and, why do I start with a large sized hive/itchiness on my back then, on my feet and leg area, I scratch the same bite marks I’ve been previously bitten, I’m scratching same bite mark night after night. WHAT KIND OF BUG CAN CAUSE THIS.

Female | 58 years old

1 Answer

EpidemiologistEpidemiologist
Thanks for the question. These are indeed bites. They could come from a variety of arthropods or insects, from bedbugs to spiders. Treat them with the exception usual agents - local steroid or Benadryl cream, and you can take oral antihistamines.