Blame it on the saliva again. A bite contains non-toxic proteins which can result in itching, redness, and swelling — at different severity levels. And there are people who don’t have allergies at all.
Your reactions to your first mosquito bites are the most severe, even more so than if you are constantly bitten over the course of 2-20 years in a row. Mosquitos lay eggs in still water so they can’t breed in places where it is covered with ice for most of the year. As a result they don’t bite people very often who live there. But if you move from there to some tropical place the first bites might be hard for you to deal with.
Bonus: Things we can do to get less bites.
According to research, mosquitoes are attracted to us because of our odor, which is produced by different microbes living on our skin. That is why washing feet with bactericidal soap might make insects avoid biting you. It is also important to use a repellent. Apart from the synthetic ones, you can use eucalyptus oil which has proved to be effective against mosquito bites.
