While there are undeniable similarities between most insect bites and stings, there are also differences. In fact, each one has its own characteristics, specific symptoms and specific treatment.

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Both bug bites and hives can cause red, itchy bumps on your skin. While it can be difficult to tell them apart, learning key features and characteristics of each can help. Hives and bug bites are ...

It can develop one to two weeks after you are bitten.” However, identifying bug bites from ticks can be difficult. The rash may not appear as a bulls-eye: It could show up solid red or not at ...

Whether from a mosquito or a tick or a bee, it's not pleasant to get a bite or a sting. While most bites and stings cause mild problems like itching, a rash, or swelling, some can be more serious ...

Brown recluse bites often start with a blister at the center of a small, painful wound. The tissue around it can appear red and bruised. Symptoms can quickly progress to more serious swelling and ...

Call 911 or seek emergency care if you or someone you know is bitten by ants and develops the following signs and symptoms: According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI) ...

You probably won’t catch the bugs in the act of biting, though, because the bedbug injects an anesthetic and an anti-clotting substance to numb the area as it bites you. For most people ...

These substances thin the blood so it’s easier to digest. Gnat bites usually look like mosquito bites. The symptoms are caused by a minor allergic reaction to the gnat’s saliva. You might also ...

In today’s Health Alert, the calendar says it’s still spring, but Michigan residents need to be on the lookout for those ...