Why are wounds itchy? It seems counter productive for you to scratch at a scab or wound.

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Or is it a bacterial/viral infection causing the itchiness to propagate?

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I thought it was to attract more blood to the area by irritating it. More blood is more nutrients so it heals faster.

At least that’s what I told myself when I scratched around my myriad sutures a while ago.

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