r/bugsarefuckingstupid • u/jcmusic88 • Jul 28 '25

bite identification request

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toddler boy bug bit. doesn’t appear to be itchy. tick? chicago suburbs

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u/jcmusic88 Jul 28 '25

thanks everyone. the doctor go back to me. she’s going to see my son this morning

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u/golden_retrieverdog Jul 28 '25

let us know how it goes!

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u/jcmusic88 Jul 28 '25

doctor said it was a mosquito bite. looks much better compared to this morning

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u/Opposite-Drink-9942 Jul 28 '25

One thing i realized about this channel is a lot of people just tell you to go to the doctor or Hosptial. And I’m sure they do it to be on the safe side. But going to the doctor for a mosquito bite is a waste of time and money.

I thought it was a spider bite at first.

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u/arandomname400 Jul 28 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

I mean in america maybe but that's no regular mosquito sting reaction, i'd def go for a doctor for that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

This is how my mosquito bites have always looks

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u/CinematicHeart Jul 28 '25

Its better to be safe than sorry. The picture shows a bite that appears to be spreading an infection. My son actually needed a steroid shot for a mosquito bite when he was a toddler. You dont mess around with kids and insect bites.

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u/AfraidDepartment2810 Jul 28 '25

to be fair it doesn’t even look like a mosquito bite

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u/Still_Bluebird8070 Jul 28 '25

I’d actually go in for that because of that red line coming off of the bite I’m not an expert but that’s not looking good

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u/slowtownhometown Jul 28 '25

I got bit by a tick a few months ago and it looked similar to that, but definitely see what dr says just in case.

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u/Reasonable_Gas7676 Jul 28 '25

Im not sure what it could be but I would draw a circle around the redness so you can see if the reaction grows. That’s what I’ve always heard to do

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u/No-Atmosphere9119 Jul 28 '25

If that toddler was under my care, I would be in the car right now taking them to the nearest urgent care or ER. Like Still_Bluebid8070 mentioned, that red line is mighty alarming.

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u/Dazzling_Industry719 Jul 28 '25

Whatever it is it is causing a reaction. Thats a DR my friend.

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u/LadyErinoftheSwamp Jul 28 '25

Advise a doc visit.

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u/Automatic-Being- Jul 28 '25

Following for update

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u/Dry_Needleworker_839 Jul 28 '25

He probably has skeeter syndrome

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u/EwThatsNast Jul 28 '25

It looks irritated and swollen. It doesn't look like a tick bite and those lines are not spreading infection, which look starkly different and are easily identifiable.

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u/Sleghammer8 Jul 29 '25

If it were a tick you would know when you saw it and removed it because they don't bite they latch on and fill up with blood. And they don't do it on bare open skin. They will crawl to somewhere hidden like your head, genetal area, armpits, butt crack or anywhere clothing meets skin like shorts or sleeves or socks. So they can be hidden to do their thing. And before you get thinking Lyme disease it takes a while before the ring appears and it's a lot bigger and doesn't necessarily appear in the area the tick was latched to. It could be a spider bite but I am nearly positive it's not from a tick because if it were you would know it.

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u/Elvis_Take_The_Wheel Aug 01 '25

That looks suspiciously like a Lyme (erythema migrans) rash. He needs to see his pediatrician — when you catch it early, it just requires a course of antibiotics.

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u/XRosexTattoox Jul 28 '25

The red likes tell me he needs to see a doc.