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Its so hot out!

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And so grossly humid!

So much so that I never want to leave my apartment.

I did it for the endorphins, which I got post five-mile trek (woo!

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), but I also left with some very unwelcome and utterly irritatingbug bites.

But, lets be real, I dont think Ill ever get used to (or tolerate) mosquitos.

I used theCeraVe 1% Hydrocortisone Anti-Itch Cream, but any drugstore version will do the trick.

), holding it on the inflamed area for a few minutes at a time.

Were a few days out from my attack, and my bug bites are already starting to fade out.

That means, sadly, theyll never go away.

However, there are treatmentsover-the-counter and prescriptionthat can help mediate the symptoms for both conditions.

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