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Allergic responses to biting and stinging insects
Journal of Asthma Research, 1972Biting and stinging insects are classified under the major division of arthropods. The arthropods consist of eighty-five per cent of the animal kingdom. Since we share so much of this earth's surface with these small creatures, it is evident that they must often affect our lives. Man may be helped by some activities or hindered by others.
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Allergy to stinging and biting insects in Queensland
Medical Journal of Australia, 1990Over an eight and a half year period 742 patients were assessed for allergy to stinging and biting insects in Queensland; 452 (61%) had allergic reactions to honey bees, 244 (33%) to wasps, 30 (4%) to various ants, 11 (1.5%) to march flies (Tabanus sp.) and five to tick infestation.
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Postgraduate Medicine, 1990
Many stings and bites can be prevented if an individual has some knowledge of insect behavior. However, persons known to be allergic to insect stings should carry an epinephrine injection kit to use as a first aid measure. Those who travel far from medical facilities should additionally carry prednisone and oral antihistamines.
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Many stings and bites can be prevented if an individual has some knowledge of insect behavior. However, persons known to be allergic to insect stings should carry an epinephrine injection kit to use as a first aid measure. Those who travel far from medical facilities should additionally carry prednisone and oral antihistamines.
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Insect Allergy: Stinging and Biting Insects
1979Allergic reactions due to the common stinging insects bee, wasp, yellow jacket, and hornet will be the primary emphasis of this chapter. In addition, reactions due to fire ants, which are nonwinged hymenoptera, and biting insects will be briefly considered.
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Allergies due to stings and bites of insects and arachnids
2016Allergic reactions due to stings of Hymenoptera species, such as honeybees or yellow jackets, are well known as severe allergies with potentially fatal outcome. Much less common is that also bites of blood-sucking insects (mosquitos, horseflies, flies, bugs, lice and fleas) and arachnids (ticks) represent relevant elicitors of allergy.
Blank, S., Schiener, M., Ollert, M.
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Allergic Reactions to Stinging and Biting Insects and Arachnids
Pediatric Annals, 2009CME Educational Objectives 1. Recognize stinging and biting insects and arachnids as potential causes of allergic and anaphylactic reactions. 2.
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[Reactions to insect stings and bites].
Acta medica Croatica : casopis Hravatske akademije medicinskih znanosti, 2012Reaction to insect sting and bite may be local, such as erythema, edema and pruritus, or systemic, such as anaphylactic reaction. Diagnosis can be made by patient history, clinical picture, skin testing, total and specific IgE level, and provocation test. Local reactions are treated with cold compresses, topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines.
Suzana, Ljubojević, Jasna, Lipozencić
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Insect Bites and Stings: Managing Allergic Reactions
The Nurse Practitioner, 1986This article concerns itself with three common reactions (local, toxic and anaphylactic) resulting from insect or arthropod bites and stings. A local reaction consists of sharp, localized pain followed by a reddening at the site, which usually resolves itself in 24 hours.
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