The warm weather has awakened mosquitos in parts of Saskatchewan, and this week the City of Saskatoon said it is seeing around 20 more mosquitoes in each of its traps than at this point last year.

So how should people deal with mosquito bites?

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Dr. Carla Holinaty said there are two common reactions a person can have after a bite.

“Some people … won’t react at all and might not even know they’ve been bit,” she said.

“Most people will get the classic mosquito bite — the little red bump that can be really itchy and irritating.”

Holinaty said there is a third reaction connected to an allergy.

“Some people will develop something that’s called ske

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