[edit on Wikidata] Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which to administer certain drugs.
First, breaking the skin anymore (with your dirty fingers, nonetheless) exposes the bite to a greater risk of infection, says Schultz. Plus, scratching actually creates more inflammation, leading to more itching and worse pain. Essentially, scratching mosquito bites is fueling the fire he says. Instead, many people turn to the afore-mentioned anti-histamines to reduce itching and other symptoms of their bug bites.
Mosquito Bites. Despite the term, mosquitoes donât actually bite. They pierce the skin to get at the blood just beneath it. That red, itchy bump that appears is the bodyâs allergic reaction, and not the result of a tiny wound. The way it works is that a mosquito uses heat sensors on its antennae and around its mouthparts to locate capillaries near the skinâs surface.