The issue started with a seemingly innocuous wasp sting. I became a prisoner in ... because I was there so often with extreme histamine reactions. It got to the point where my husband and four ...

Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of proteins ...

If you're dreaming of the perfect summer vacation, one element certain to be excluded from that scenario would be an allergic reaction to a stinging insect. Whether you're planning to travel within ...

However, bites and stings can sometimes lead to infection or trigger a severe allergic reaction. "Some insect bites can even transmit illnesses like Lyme disease from ticks, scabies from mites ...

Of the 769 visits for insect sting reactions, 120 were considered to meet the criteria for a systemic reaction to an insect sting. The insects involved included flying hymenoptera (bees ...

Mud daubers are a type of wasp that has developed a particularly ... bees and wasps could experience anaphylaxis — a severe allergic reaction — after getting stung. Signs of an allergic ...

but it can also be triggered by wasp and bee stings, natural latex and drugs like penicillin, as well as other allergenic foods like eggs, milk, sesame seeds and kiwi fruit. For some people ...

Finally, live insect sting challenges should not be used as ... [57] Although VIT is not usually recommended in patients with such reactions, as the risk of a subsequent systemic sting reaction ...