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Why are mosquito bites so itchy?
Dr Erica McAlister, an expert in insects at the Natural History Museum in London, UK, explains why mosquito bites seem to become itchier the more we scratch them.
(Image: Mosquito sucking blood, Credit: Getty Images.)
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