Bites come from insects such as mosquitos, fleas or spiders.
Go to the doctor if any of these things happen:
This could be a serious skin infection such as cellulitis [1].
Check out the KidsHealth page for more information on how to prevent skin infections [2]
If your child feels well they can go to kura or school.
This page last reviewed 20 April 2023.
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Links
[1] https://kidshealth.org.nz/cellulitis
[2] https://kidshealth.org.nz/how-stop-skin-infections
[3] https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/topic_sheets/skin-conditions-insect-bites-nov13.pdf
[4] https://kidshealth.org.nz/contact?from=http%3A%2F%2Fkidshealth.org.nz%2Fprint%2F2179%3Flanguage%3Dzh-hant