The larvae of chiggers do not burrow into a person's skin; they also do not suck a person's blood. Chigger larvae pierce a person's skin and inject the person with a salivary secretion that contains powerful digestive enzymes.
To stay healthy, you need to continually replenish your fluid supply. Experts recommend drinking approximately two quarts (64 ounces or about eight glasses) of water each day. Of course, if you live in an extremely hot or cold area â or if you exercise a lot â you may need to drink a gallon or more of water every day.
Contrary to the popular myth that you need about 2 liters of WATER a day, it is in fact both less, and not all water. Firstly you only need around 800 - 1400ml a day, all the rest just passes through your body. Secondly, people think that only water counts. Not true.