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A bee sting is an injury caused by bee venom. To sting, a bee jabs a barbed stinger into the skin. The stinger releases venom. The venom has proteins in it that cause pain and swelling around the sting area. Generally, insects such as bees and wasps aren't aggressive and only sting in self-defense.
Bee and other insect stings are a common cause of anaphylaxis. If you've had a severe reaction to a bee sting but did not seek emergency treatment, contact a healthcare professional. You may be referred to an allergy specialist, who can find out whether you're allergic to bee or other insect venom.
In most cases, bee stings are just annoying, and home treatment is all that's necessary to ease the pain. But if you're allergic to bee stings or you get stung numerous times, you may have a more serious reaction that requires emergency treatment.
Most insect bites and stings are mild and can be treated at home. They might cause itching, swelling and stinging that go away in a day or two. Some bites or stings can transmit disease-causing bacteria, viruses or parasites.
In most cases, bee stings are just annoying, and home treatment is all that's necessary to ease the pain of bee stings. But if you're allergic to bee stings or you get stung numerous times, you may have a more-serious reaction that requires emergency treatment.
People who have an allergy to bee venom may experience severe symptoms when they’re stung. These symptoms, collectively known as anaphylaxis, can include swelling, flushing and hives at the sting site, as well as on other areas of the skin that are not adjacent to the site.
As with other stinging insects, such as bees and wasps, it is possible for people who have been stung by scorpions before to have allergic reactions when stung later. Reactions to these later stings are sometimes serious enough to cause a life-threatening condition called anaphylaxis.
Sometimes, there may be a delayed reaction, or anaphylaxis may happen without an obvious trigger. Some common anaphylaxis triggers include: Medicines. Latex. Foods such as peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. Insect stings from bees, yellow jackets, wasps, hornets and fire ants.
What are jellyfish stings? “Jellyfish stings actually result from hundreds of tiny, little nematocysts that adhere to your skin from jellyfish tentacles," says Dr. Boniface. "Once these are adhered to your skin, they can continually pump toxin through your skin into the subcutaneous tissue."
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