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2. If you've ever developed hives or another unusual reaction to a bee sting, what should you do first if you've been stung?
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Bee stings can be dangerous in sensitive individuals. This article gives an overview of first aid and offers suggestions to reduce the risks in future.
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Bee stings may also cause severe allergic reactions in some patients with urticaria pigmentosa. Your doctor may advise you to carry an EpiPen to be used in case of a bee sting.
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Answer: Bee stings are quite common, so your question is an important one. Most bee, wasp or hornet stings produce a small amount of redness and swelling at the sting site. There is usually a degree of itching and discomfort with this reaction.
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Note: Each year, bee stings cause more deaths in America than snake bites.
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If you have a known severe allergy, such as to bee stings or a food such as peanuts, which you might accidentally contact, ask your health care provider about carrying EpiPen. EpiPen is a single-dose injection kit of epinephrine.
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Those with a known allergy to bee stings will probably carry a kit containing an EpiPen and antihistamines. The EpiPen is a dose of epinephrine that can be self-injected to reduce the inflammatory response and make it easier to breathe.
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Following are some of the common triggers:
bee stings
foods such as peanuts and shrimp, which can trigger a food allergy
medicines
metals
mold
pets with feathers or fur
pollens or plants
synthetic materials
tiny organisms such as bacteria ...
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Injected - Insect stings or bites, especially bee stings, or injected medication
Ingested - Foods (tree nuts; fish and shellfish; dairy products; legumes, especially peanuts), food additives, medications such as penicillin or aspirin ...
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Substances that don't bother most of us (such as venom from bee stings and various foods, medications, and pollens) can trigger allergic reactions in some people.
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Allergic reactions to stinging insects commonly occur in the UK. Wasp stings are the most feared followed by honeybee stings, which tend to occur mainly in beekeepers. Only four people die from wasp stings in the UK every year.
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Death resulting from an allergic reaction is very rare. Most reactions can be controlled with medication. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have allergies of any kind (such as hay fever, iodine allergy, asthma, bee stings, or food allergies).
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Bites on the arms and legs account for more than 90 percent of snakebites. Poisonous snakebites result in less than 10 deaths per year, which is about one-quarter of the number that die from bee stings.
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Anaphylaxis occurs immediately or at most within 2 hours of exposure to the allergen. Treatment is an epinephrine injection, which usually stops the reaction. Those who are allergic to bee stings or certain foods should carry a dose of epinephrine ...
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