The larvae of chiggers do not burrow into a person's skin; they also do not suck a person's blood. Chigger larvae pierce a person's skin and inject the person with a salivary secretion that contains powerful digestive enzymes.
To stay healthy, you need to continually replenish your fluid supply. Experts recommend drinking approximately two quarts (64 ounces or about eight glasses) of water each day. Of course, if you live in an extremely hot or cold area â or if you exercise a lot â you may need to drink a gallon or more of water every day.
The findings: 1  Individuals vary widely in how much water they need. 2  Without getting dehydrated, the people in the study took in as little as 1.2 liters of water a day and as much as 7.7 liters a day. 3  On average older people took in less water than younger adults yet they did not have evidence of dehydration.