Am I immune to mosquito bites?

[thoengthaied]

I have lived in Thailand for 14 years now and cannot remember ever having been bitten by a mosquito, or certainly haven't had any bite marks or itchy areas. My friends and I will sit out at night time eating and they all have to take precautions like spraying or applying lotion. Before coming to Thailand I lived in West Africa for 4 years and suffered from many bites unless I took the precautions. I am caucasian, if that is relevant. So my question is...am I not getting bitten at all, or perhaps my body doesn't show any reaction to the bites. It's been puzzling me for a while now, so I thought I'd ask in this venerable forum. I would like to know because if I should visit a malarial area for instance, should I take necessary precautions?

[Moonlover]

Odour, blood type, diet and relative hairiness can all make a difference to how often one gets bitten (stabbed actually) and how one reacts to those bites. I'm the same as you and I don't know which, if any of the forgoing are relevant, but I'm never aware of a mosquito bite.

 

However one did get through my defenses last year for sure, because I contracted Dengue. Beware, you never know. ????

 

 

Edited February 19, 2021 by Moonlover

[ukrules]

Everyone gets bitten by mosquitos, some have no reaction at all, they tend to believe they're not getting bitten but that's just not true.

 

The allergic reaction to the mosquito saliva that causes you to itch is going to be depend on which type of mosquito bites you and whether it's an allergen to you. This explains why in some regions people get bitten and notice it whilst in other regions they 'don't appear to get bitten'....

 

I know a few people who had Dengue, they said it was pretty severe and all warned about mosquito bites and wearing lotions, etc.

 

Did you know that about 85% of all people who get Dengue don't know it because it's completely asymptomatic for them?

 

In an area where Dengue is endemic if they were to test for antibodies they would find lots more than known cases of Dengue.

 

[Dagfinnur Traustason]

No, you are not immune.

Edited February 19, 2021 by Dagfinnur Traustason