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Insect bites are the transmission method from a wide variety of insect borne diseases. When an insect bites you it not only sucks blood from your body, but also leaves fluids of its own behind. The saliva and other fluids left behind by insects sometimes contain disease causing microbes. When these come in contact with your blood they cause you to become ill.

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Last updated: Aug. 31, 2000