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Why do we itch because i itch all the time

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Mosquitoes biting

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When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a special mouthpart (proboscis) to suck up blood. As the mosquito is feeding, it injects saliva into your skin. Your body reacts to the saliva resulting in a bump and itching.

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Chemicals released in the skin send a message to the spine through nerves in the skin, then the spine communicates with the brain, and we become itchy. One of the most common causes of itch on the skin is dry skin, which causes microfractures within the skin barrier.

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