You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?...

You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump

WASHINGTON (AP) — You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?

Ignore a mosquito bite and the itch is ‘gone in five or 10 minutes for most people’

You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?...

Discover why scratching bug bites worsens irritation and inflammation, supported by research on immune responses and itch cycles.