Total occupied homes in Cass County with people under 18 years old: Total: 9,698; Population of homes with one or more people under 18 years: 3,259; Population of family homes: 3,206; Husband-wife family: 2,442; Under 6 years only: 511; Under 6 years and 6 to 17 years: 565; 6 to 17 years only: 1,366; Other family: 764; Male householder, no wife present: 248
How do they occur? Clusters of hives may appear as a reaction to an allergen such as food, medicine, or an insect bite or sting. Hives may also occur as a reaction to infection or emotional stress. Histamine, a chemical your body makes, is released in response to the irritant that causes the hives to form.
What Causes Hives. Hives result from dilation of capillaries allowing fluid to leak out into the surrounding tissue, the epidermis. They resolve when the body absorbs this fluid. The border of a hive is described as polycyclic, or made up of many circles, and changes as fluid leaks out and then is absorbed.