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Yes. Me.
BTW, to answer most of the questions you are asking on the boards, search the archive or use google. You get answers much quicker.
I think I’m allergic to their bites, but they just don’t like biting me unless there is nothing better around for a mile or two. 
feppytweed If everyone followed your sage advice GD would quickly go into the dumper. :smack:
The implication is that mosquito bites itch because of allergic reaction. This site would lead one to believe that that is not the case. Another site indicates that one has to be bitten before one becomes sensitive. That sounds like allergy to me, but I guess that’s just semantics.
Our 10yo son has never had a reaction to a mosquito bite that we have seen, even though he has been around a lot of mosquitos, and sometimes refuses to play outside because of the mosquitos all over him.
It could be that he has never been bitten, but that’s not very likely.
Are you perhaps thinking rather of the resistance to malaria (which is transmitted by mosquitos) that people with sickle-cell anaemia have?
Hmm… see, most people I know would not say they are allergic to mosquito bites. That is, everyone gets your basic “small mark with a bit of itching for a couple days” reaction.
However, some people, like me, consider ourselves truly allergic, because along with the above reaction, we also see the area around the bite swell up like a goddamn balloon. I once got two bites in close proximity on my hand, and the swelling was so bad I had sausage fingers and was unable to make a fist. When I get a bite on one of my knees, it swells up to the size of a softball
I don’t know anyone who has no reaction at all to mosquito bites, however.
Many years ago, I reacted much like most folks to mosquito bites - itchy red wheals that seemed designed to constantly remind me of the perp who’d done it. But now, after working in the Entomology Department, and, more importantly, the Mosquito Research Unit, my reaction has become considerably subdued. This seems to vary by species - some bites still itch like hell. Those that have been in mosquito research or control the longest seem to react the least.
Here’s a little info from our mosquito faq page: “Why do mosquitoes leave welts when they bite? When a female mosquito pierces the skin with her mouthparts, she injects a small amount of saliva into the wound before drawing blood. The saliva makes penetration easier and prevents the blood from clotting in the narrow channel of her food canal. The welts that appear after the mosquito leaves is not a reaction to the wound but an allergic reaction to the saliva injected to prevent clotting. In most cases, the itching sensation and swellings subside within several hours. Some people are highly sensitive and symptoms persist for several days. Scratching the bites can result in infection if bacteria from the fingernails are introduced to the wounds.”