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What causes skin irritation due to ant bite by ant sting. Which of the following chemicals
would you use to eliminate its effect? Explain the reason. Lemon juice, baking soda, soap
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The typical reaction to many ant bites/stings is a localised urticaria, A fire ant bite or sting causes immediate pain and a red spot, followed a few hours later by a tender, itchy pustule that can last several days to weeks.
1) Which household product is used to reduce the effect of ant bite?
Baking soda
Baking soda can also help reduce your fire ant anguish. Mix one teaspoon of baking soda with just enough water to create a paste. Apply your concoction on infected skin, allowing it to stay on your bites for ten minutes before rinsing it off with lukewarm water.
Why do ant bites turn into pimples?
When it stings, the fire ant injects venom into your skin that will cause the area to feel as though it has been burned. The site of the sting will first appear as a red bump. If it was an imported fire ant that stung you, within a day or two the bump will resemble a blister or white-headed pimple/pustule.
3) What causes skin irritation due to ant bite by ant sting?
causes immediate pain and a red spot, followed a few hours later by a tender, itchy pustule that can last several days to weeks.