The Guardian reports that Staphylococcus aureus, already associated with and predispositive towards eczema development, makes a protein that interacts directly with the nerves that produce/transmit itching sensations.
Possibly! Though in the ideal case you'd want to inactivate the offending protein, because it seems to exist to chew up certain immune-system proteins. We became sensitive to it for a reason.
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