You have severe itching problems when bitten by an insect.Your friend gives you an ointment to spread on your skin around the bite so that the redness and itching do not bother you.The likely mechanism of this medication would be:

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An antagonist of histamine would reduce the inflammation and itching caused by the immune response to the insect bite. Destruction of phagocytic cells or inactivation of neutrophils would weaken the immune response, making it easier for infection to take hold. Inhibition of lysozyme would interfere with the body's ability to fight bacterial infections.

You Have Severe Itching Problems When Bitten by an Insect