To ask what bit me and do I need to see a doctor

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I’ve not scratched it but it’s red and hot to the touch.

It’s on the side of my elbow for context.

I’ve also got ‘bites’ on my head, one on my face. They’re weeping 😭 like chicken pox. And what is a weird raised mark on my arm the size of a 10p that has 2 red dots on it. I tried to take a picture but it didn’t show up very well.

Do I need to burn the house down?

What do you mean go wierd? Best go see pharmacy for advice.

Red and spreading like a target. Hot to the touch.

I’ve been to the pharmacist, they gave me antihistamines and hydrocortisone.

It sounds like you might need to get that looked at by a doctor OP.

hmm spreading like a target usually means a tic… i would definitely get it checked by a dr just in case

I get mosquito bites like the latest pic, also two very close together like an earlier pic. Also fluid filled on occasion. Nothing sinister, just mosquito bites with a big reaction.

Hopefully the meds from pharmacy help soon.

A hot spoon provides me with the best relief for several hours - very well documented instructions available online.

Not seen any ticks, checked my bed for bed bugs and not seen anything.

I’m so bloody grumpy about the whole thing.

If you're in the UK, there are no 'nasty bitey spiders' here.

There are lots of spiders that can give a nip if threatened enough, typically trapped in clothing or bedding and squished/pinched/crushed. If you didn't see the spider bite, you can't determine whether it is a spider bite or something else. (Even if you're a doctor, a spider expert, whatever...) - you'd need to get the venom and have it analysed at DNA level, and that would only help with an envenomated bite which many will not be.

It is not possible to determine what bit you by the bite or the resulting wound/reaction.

Two puncture marks can mean something bit you twice in the same spot, rather than being the marks from two sharp mouth-parts - mosquitos will often do this if disturbed.

People can react differently to the same insect/arthropod/thorn/splinter etc, due to different immune system responses, due to different bacteria on their skin, different wound care etc etc.

Many bite reactions are entirely down to the bacteria on your skin rather than anything the biter did/injected/whatever.

For some reason this year, unlike any other year, all the mosquito bites I have had, have gone like this image and resulted in a small fragile blister that bursts if clothing touches it, leaving a rather sticky scabby bite wound. As there are at least four species of mosquito I've identified in my home (I breed them for fish food) it is unlikely these bites were all the same species and yet all bites reacted the same... so the common denominator is me... OH has had bites and they've not reacted this way at all.

Looks like a spider bite. Initially antihistamine for the itch and germoline or savlon antiseptic cream. If it gets warmer or the redness spreads to the doc immediately. Same if you get any additional reactions like hives.

I was bitten by a spider in Greece once’s. Massive hives for weeks. Not pleasant but the site of the initial bite never became any more infected.

This is what my false widow bite looked like. I sat on one. Antihistamines and cold compress and was gone within a couple of days.

Yeah that needs looked at by a doctor OP.

That looks like the classic tick bite Lymes Disease bullseye. Look it up on NHS and get yourself seen to - they can give you antibiotics if it’s Lymes Disease but that really is not a disease you want hanging around. NHS Lyme diseases

That's a fairly textbook "bullseye" tick bite (Google it) You wouldn't necessarily see the tick, they often drop off of their own accors. I would see a GP.

I came on to say this about the most recent photo.

That really really needs to be checked. If it is a tic bite you need antibiotics now. If not the bite goes down but there are horrible long term symptoms.

As per PP, Lyme disease, tic bite. Might be from the pet or just lurking in the grass somewhere. Off to the docs with you OP 👍🏼 Best of luck and feel better soon!

Please get checked for Lymes- classic bullseye, I'm in a hotspot so have seen a lot of it and although the bite mark doesn't look 'classic tick' the bullseye does.
If treated promptly Lyme's disease is fine, if not its more than a nightmare so insist on a check.

I'd say spider. I had one last year all my hand swelled up.
Had to get antibiotics from the doctor. X

That looks like a bullseye rash and can be a sign of Lyme disease. Any chance a tick got you? Needs to see a GP imo.

It is Lyme disease, not Lymes. Sorry, but it winds me up.

No probs @IroningThrone you are right!

Another vote for Lyme disease Op. Please see your GP as a matter of urgency.

Looks like tic bite to me and subsequent Lyme disease. My child had one- we saw the tic still attached so knew what to look out for but the target shaped rash is a classic sign of Lyme disease. Dd was put on strong antibiotics 3x a day for 3 weeks. They take it seriously as it can turn quite nasty. Best go to get it checked out by a dr- the earlier it is caught the better I believe.