 [ Symptoms ] what is the best medicine to use against chigger bites [ Disease ] thanks for asking this question because many people do not know that chigger bites differ from mosquito bites in the fact that they leave an open wound rather than a red bump you can apply a triple antibiotic ointment with a pain relief component which is usually a numbing agent for these types of bites if you need help in finding these products in a pharmacy just ask we are more than happy to help you