6 Reasons That Make You Often Bitten by Mosquitoes

6 Reasons That Make You Often Bitten by Mosquitoes - Healthy Friend, have you ever felt it while discussing or working, only you were bitten by a mosquito? If so, what do you think is the reason you are bitten by mosquitoes more often than others? Is it because your blood is sweeter or because you wear a black shirt? Well, you want to know what are the causes? Come on, listen!

1. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Apparently, mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide, you know! So the more a person exhales or emits CO2, the more attractive it is to mosquitoes. Carbon dioxide released through the nose or mouth, can explain the cause of mosquitoes that love to spin around your head.

2. Sweat and body temperature
Mosquitoes can also detect other substances, such as lactic acid , ammonia and other substances contained in sweat. In addition, mosquitoes also like warm human body temperatures. Well, that's why mosquitoes prefer people who are active and fat.

3. Skin bacteria
The type and amount of bacteria found in a person's skin, apparently affects the possibility of you being bitten by a mosquito, you know! A study conducted by Niels showed that mosquitoes prefer to 'prey' on someone who has more certain microbes on the skin. Well, this also explains the reason mosquitoes are more 'attracted' in the legs, because the skin in the foot area is a 'source' of bacteria.

4. Pregnancy
For certain types of mosquitoes (malaria mosquitoes), pregnant women (pregnant women) are like 'soft sasasran'. A study in Africa found that pregnant women were twice as attractive to malaria mosquitoes. This is due to an increase in carbon dioxide expenditure at the end of pregnancy. Pregnant mothers exhale 21% more than women who do not conceive. In addition, the researchers also found that the mother's stomach contains warmer.

5. Blood type
Research conducted by Shirai, states that someone with blood type O, found twice more attractive to mosquitoes than people with other blood types, you know!

6. Alcohol
Someone who likes to consume alcohol, after drinking it will increase the temperature of the skin and the content of ethanol in his sweat. This is what allows the person to become one of the 'coveted' mosquitoes .

Tips to avoid mosquito bites that we can do alone

Well, you don't want to keep getting bitten by mosquitoes? Aside from the skin becoming red and swollen from bumps, you also don't know whether this mosquito carries the disease with it or not? So, let's do some of these tips to protect you from mosquitoes!

• Use closed clothing to prevent mosquito bites
• Apply a mosquito repellent lotion before the move
• Keep your body clean
• Keep the environment clean
• Avoid the habit of piling up items and hanging clothes
• Close the water container
• Plant mosquito repellent plants at home, such as lemongrass, lavender, marigold, and so on.

Healthy Friend, mosquito bites can be more serious than just bumps. In some people there are certain allergic reactions. In the worst case, mosquito bites can make us infected with diseases such as DHF, Zika, Elephant Feet, and Malaria ... so, keep save , yes! Don't forget to  share this info with the people closest to you and give a comment below, yes!