Mosquito magnet?? can you explain?!
Question: Mosquito magnet!?!? can you explain!?
Since i was a little kid (in a family of 7 kids plus parents) It seemed that i have been the only one to get bitten by mosquitoes!. and the bites get pretty swollen and ugly!. i could wake up with over 32 mosquito bites on one arm only! (yes, i counted)!.
at first i thought, probably everyone gets bitten but i'm the one who reacts to them!. but apparently it's not the case!. my sisters do get bitten when am NOT around!. but once i am there, it seems that mosquitoes focus entirely on me!
when i was a kid they used to tell me that my blood is sweet that's why the mosquitoes like me (a way to make it easier for my suffering) but truly, why me!?!?!?
can any one tell me why some ppl seem to be mosquito magnets!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
at first i thought, probably everyone gets bitten but i'm the one who reacts to them!. but apparently it's not the case!. my sisters do get bitten when am NOT around!. but once i am there, it seems that mosquitoes focus entirely on me!
when i was a kid they used to tell me that my blood is sweet that's why the mosquitoes like me (a way to make it easier for my suffering) but truly, why me!?!?!?
can any one tell me why some ppl seem to be mosquito magnets!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I am one of the lucky ones, that when I do get bitten I don't have itchy problems!. With some people it's about the type of food that you eat and the personal body odour that attracts!. Also Carbon Dioxide is also a fatal attraction to the little buggers!.
Here is more information that I hope helps you to understand!.
You're flipping burgers for the neighbourhood barbecue, and the mosquitoes have already begun their feast -- on you!. As you swat madly at the pests, you notice other folks seem completely unfased!. Could it be that mosquitoes prefer dining on some humans over others!? This may clear up the mystery!.
It's true!. Mosquitoes do exhibit blood-sucking preferences, say the experts!. "One in 10 people are highly attractive to mosquitoes," reports Jerry Butler, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of Florida!. Incidentally, it's not dinner they're sucking out of you!. Female mosquitoes -- males do not bite people -- need human blood to develop fertile eggs!. And apparently, not just anyone's!.
Who Mosquitoes Like Best
While researchers have yet to pinpoint what mosquitoes consider an ideal hunk of human flesh, the hunt is on!. "There's a tremendous amount of research being conducted on what compounds and odours people exude that might be attractive to mosquitoes," says Joe Conlon, PhD, technical advisor to the American Mosquito Control Association!. With 400 different compounds to examine, it's an extremely laborious process!. "Researchers are just beginning to scratch the surface," he says!.
Scientists do know that genetics account for a whopping 85% of our susceptibility to mosquito bites!. They've also identified certain elements of our body chemistry that, when found in excess on the skin's surface, make mosquitoes swarm closer!.
"People with high concentrations of steroids or cholesterol on their skin surface attract mosquitoes," Butler tells WebMD!. That doesn't necessarily mean that mosquitoes prey on people with higher overall levels of cholesterol, Butler explains!. These people simply may be more efficient at processing cholesterol, the by-products of which remain on the skin's surface!.
Mosquitoes also target people who produce excess amounts of certain acids, such as uric acid, explains entomologist John Edman, PhD, spokesman for the Entomological Society of America!. These substances can trigger mosquitoes' sense of smell, luring them to land on unsuspecting victims!.
But the process of attraction begins long before the landing!. Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of up to 50 meters, explains Edman!. This doesn't bode well for people who emit large quantities of carbon dioxide!.
"Any type of carbon dioxide is attractive, even over a long distance," Conlon says!. Larger people tend to give off more carbon dioxide, which is why mosquitoes typically prefer munching on adults to small children!. Pregnant women are also at increased risk, as they produce a greater-than-normal amount of exhaled carbon dioxide!. Movement and heat also attract mosquitoes!.
So if you want to avoid an onslaught of mosquito bites at your next outdoor gathering, stake out a chaise lounge rather than a spot on the volleyball team!. Here's why!. As you run around the volleyball court, the mosquitoes sense your movement and head toward you!. When you pant from exertion, the smell of carbon dioxide from your heavy breathing draws them closer!. So does the lactic acid pouring from your sweat glands!. And then -- gotcha!.
Blessings Rev JackMWww@Answer-Health@Com
Here is more information that I hope helps you to understand!.
You're flipping burgers for the neighbourhood barbecue, and the mosquitoes have already begun their feast -- on you!. As you swat madly at the pests, you notice other folks seem completely unfased!. Could it be that mosquitoes prefer dining on some humans over others!? This may clear up the mystery!.
It's true!. Mosquitoes do exhibit blood-sucking preferences, say the experts!. "One in 10 people are highly attractive to mosquitoes," reports Jerry Butler, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of Florida!. Incidentally, it's not dinner they're sucking out of you!. Female mosquitoes -- males do not bite people -- need human blood to develop fertile eggs!. And apparently, not just anyone's!.
Who Mosquitoes Like Best
While researchers have yet to pinpoint what mosquitoes consider an ideal hunk of human flesh, the hunt is on!. "There's a tremendous amount of research being conducted on what compounds and odours people exude that might be attractive to mosquitoes," says Joe Conlon, PhD, technical advisor to the American Mosquito Control Association!. With 400 different compounds to examine, it's an extremely laborious process!. "Researchers are just beginning to scratch the surface," he says!.
Scientists do know that genetics account for a whopping 85% of our susceptibility to mosquito bites!. They've also identified certain elements of our body chemistry that, when found in excess on the skin's surface, make mosquitoes swarm closer!.
"People with high concentrations of steroids or cholesterol on their skin surface attract mosquitoes," Butler tells WebMD!. That doesn't necessarily mean that mosquitoes prey on people with higher overall levels of cholesterol, Butler explains!. These people simply may be more efficient at processing cholesterol, the by-products of which remain on the skin's surface!.
Mosquitoes also target people who produce excess amounts of certain acids, such as uric acid, explains entomologist John Edman, PhD, spokesman for the Entomological Society of America!. These substances can trigger mosquitoes' sense of smell, luring them to land on unsuspecting victims!.
But the process of attraction begins long before the landing!. Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of up to 50 meters, explains Edman!. This doesn't bode well for people who emit large quantities of carbon dioxide!.
"Any type of carbon dioxide is attractive, even over a long distance," Conlon says!. Larger people tend to give off more carbon dioxide, which is why mosquitoes typically prefer munching on adults to small children!. Pregnant women are also at increased risk, as they produce a greater-than-normal amount of exhaled carbon dioxide!. Movement and heat also attract mosquitoes!.
So if you want to avoid an onslaught of mosquito bites at your next outdoor gathering, stake out a chaise lounge rather than a spot on the volleyball team!. Here's why!. As you run around the volleyball court, the mosquitoes sense your movement and head toward you!. When you pant from exertion, the smell of carbon dioxide from your heavy breathing draws them closer!. So does the lactic acid pouring from your sweat glands!. And then -- gotcha!.
Blessings Rev JackMWww@Answer-Health@Com
I don't know the reason for this, but I have the opposite reaction as you!. My family and I can be in the same place and I won't even know the bugs are there until my husband starts complaining that he is being eaten alive!. I usually only have 1 or 2 bites a year!. I've often wondered if mosquitoes have a preference for certain people based on their chemical make-up!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
What "they" told you is true - the more sugar to consume - the more mosquito's love you! I used to be a mosquito magnet too!.!.!. and I had to cut out refined sugar from my diet!. Now I get bit MAYBE once or twice a year!.
If you don't eat sugary stuff - then I am not sure!! I would just use some of the newer mosquito spray (the stuff that isnt sticky of smell bad)!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you don't eat sugary stuff - then I am not sure!! I would just use some of the newer mosquito spray (the stuff that isnt sticky of smell bad)!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
far as i know its something do with your weight!. you not alone i have a terrible reaction to mosquito bites!. and its something to do with the blood they always seen to go for the thicker blood then the lighter blood!. just put some mosquito spray on yourself to stop them from attacking u!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
my partner is excatly the same!. once on holiday, he woke up with over 70 bites on his legs while i had one or two!. they were so bad we had to go to the chemist to get some industrial cream! the guy at the chemist said that his skin and sweat probably gave off a scent that attracted the mozzies!. we can't smell it but everyone's skin has their own scent and some i guess are more attractive to mozzies than others! they told him to eat limes and spicy food so that the skin gave off a scent that the mozzies don't like!. i don't think he ever tried that tho, just got about a million cans of repellent!Www@Answer-Health@Com