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Why are mosquito bites itchy?

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Episode • Sep 10, 2018 • 8m
If you’ve ever been bitten by a mosquito, you might know how hard it is not to itch it! In this episode, our question comes from James who is traveling around Australia with his family. They get bitten by mozzies all the time and he wants to know why these bites are so itchy. Dr Emily Flies from the University of Tasmania joins us to investigate those irritating little bites.
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