[Nedusa]

I woke up at 2am a couple of weeks ago and had a serious itch on my right wrist, upon examining the bite I was horrified to discover a lump the size of a box of swan vesta matches had appeared. I put on some Savlon but the next morning the itch had intensified so I went to my local chemist where the Pharmacist prescribed an anti-hystamine and suggested I visit my G.P as he thought the would looked infected. After securing an emergency appointment with my Doctor he confirmed that my right arm was in fact infected and I had to have Anti-biotics and a steroid cream to reduce inflammation.

The doctor reckoned I had prbably been bitten by a Horsefly which carries bacteria from other insects/animals so this was a bite + bacteria from something else. All in All not a pleasant few days.

Also - The Pharmacist said this year he had seen a threefold increase in the number of insect/wasp/mosquito bites and the bites were causing far more allergic reactions than in the past.

Scary Stuff...........!!!!!