Is it normal for mosquito bites to swell up?

Every time I get bit by mosquitoes the bite swells up to the size of a quarter or a little more. Does anyone else have this problem? And is this normal?

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79% Normal
Based on 56 votes (44 yes)
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  • robbieforgotpw

    You know you're not supposed to scratch them they get inflamed.

    *creates sulfur cloud shielding himself from those suckers

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  • DADNSCAL

    It sounds like you might be allergic to their saliva some people are, and actually it should get better the more times you are bitten, and your body develops immunity. Put Caladryl lotion on them, an a bandaid to help you not scratch them.

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    • A-guy-named-joe

      I'm allergic to them and no matter how many times I get bit they swell up like baseballs

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  • kelili

    It's normal, I;ve seen this happens and it isn't soemthing you should worry about.

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  • Avant-Garde

    They are supposed too. You must be an inexperienced victim. :/ There are lotions or fluidly what-nots that you can put on the bites to ease itchiness and swelling. You might also what to be concerned for the potential risk of malaria.

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria

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    • CornedBeefAndCabbage

      No, I've always gotten bit by them. I noticed that the mosquito bites on my family members never get as swollen as mine do.

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  • GuessWho

    Yes. It happens to me too.
    Fortunately I don't get bitten often.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    nope not normal/.

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  • changes123

    If you scratch it. Yes.

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  • imadragon

    It's normal if you are allergic.

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  • ygrowup

    Normal for many, use spray Benadryl quickly and don't scratch, will lesson the effect of the bite or a hot spoon on the bite

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  • ObsessedWithReedus

    Maybe you are allergic to them. I'm not, but my friend is and when we were younger her mom always found that it helped to put ice/something really cold on it.

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  • handsignals

    No, I've never seen that and were I live there are a lot of mosquito's.

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    • kelili

      You are immune to their bites, I live in a tropical island and mosquitoe bites doesn't affect me much but foreigners become like they've been push in hot oil with their bites.

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