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Medication. Antihistamine, epinephrine (for allergic reaction) A bee sting is the wound and pain caused by the stinger of a female bee puncturing skin. Bee stings differ from insect bites, with the venom of stinging insects having considerable chemical variation. The reaction of a person to a bee sting may vary according to the bee species.
Insect sting allergy is the term commonly given to the allergic response of an animal in response to the bite or sting of an insect. [1] Typically, insects which generate allergic responses are either stinging insects ( wasps, bees, hornets and ants [2]) or biting insects ( mosquitoes, ticks ). Stinging insects inject venom into their victims ...
A 2004 study from Johns Hopkins University found that, unless they’d received allergy treatments for bee stings, a significant percentage of those who’d had severe reactions to bee stings as ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says allergic reactions to bee stings can range from minor, with just a little swelling, to life-threatening anaphylactic shock, causing swelling in the mouth or ...
The toxicology of fire ant venom is relatively well studied. The venom plays a central role in the biology of Red imported fire ants, such as in capturing prey, [ 1] and in defending itself from competitors, [ 2] assailants, [ 3] and diseases. [ 4] Some 14 million people are stung annually in the United States, [ 5] suffering reactions that ...
A severe allergic reaction may come with a hive-like rash, swelling and inflammation of the bite area and swelling around the eyes, the Mayo Clinic says. Bee and wasp stings Two bee stings on the ...
Many species of arthropods (insects, arachnids, millipedes and centipedes) can bite or sting human beings. These bites and stings generally occur as a defense mechanism or during normal arthropod feeding. While most cases cause self-limited irritation, medically relevant complications include envenomation, allergic reactions, and transmission ...
Bee pollen, also known as bee bread and ambrosia, [ 1] is a ball or pellet of field-gathered flower pollen packed by worker honeybees, and used as the primary food source for the hive. It consists of simple sugars, protein, minerals and vitamins, fatty acids, and a small percentage of other components. Bee pollen is stored in brood cells, mixed ...