"Biting fly" redirects here. For the South Korean film, see Biting Fly.
Medical condition
Arthropod bites and stings
Other names
Bug bite
Tick bite
Symptoms
Swelling, itching, pain
Complications
Anaphylaxis, envenomation, disease transmission
Many species of arthropods (insects, arachnids, millipedes and centipedes) can bite or sting human beings. These bites and stings generally occur as a defense mechanism or during normal arthropod feeding. While most cases cause self-limited irritation, medically relevant complications include envenomation, allergic reactions, and transmission of vector-borne diseases.[1]
Many species of arthropods (insects, arachnids, millipedes and centipedes) can bite or sting human beings. These bitesandstings generally occur as a...
bee sting is the wound and pain caused by the stinger of a female bee puncturing skin. Bee stings differ from insect bites, with the venom of stinging insects...
Centipede Bite Worse Than ALL Stings?!, retrieved 2021-12-30 "This Maniac Let a Giant Centipede Give Him One of the World's Most Painful Bug Bites". 20 December...
occurs. About 75% of "wet" bites will have localized pain and nothing more. If, however, there is a substantial dose, a bite can cause latrodectism. The...
is a list of symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute a possible wilderness medical emergency. Arthropodbitesandstings Appendicitis (leading...
spider bite, also known as arachnidism, is an injury resulting from the bite of a spider. The effects of most bites are not serious. Most bites result...
borneol, camphor, and methyl salicylate. It is used for headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, myalgia, andarthropodbitesandstings. "Ya Mong: The Herbal...
biting apparatus is short andbites are only possible in experimental animals with pressure on the spider's back. Thus many bites occur when a spider is...
clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action...
difficulty thinking, poor coordination, decreased level of consciousness, and a decreased effort to breathe (respiratory depression). Complications of...
and cannot be relied on except where it has been explicitly specified. The term is from the Ancient Greek: ἄργυρος (argyros, 'silver'). In humans and...
by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved...
limbs, and sweating may result. Most bites are on the hands, arms, or legs. Fear following a bite is common with symptoms of a racing heart and feeling...
between venom and poison is the delivery method of the toxin. Venoms are toxins that are actively delivered by being injected via a bite or sting through a...
Encyclopedia: Scorpions Schwartz, Robert A.; Steen, Christopher J. "ArthropodBitesandStings". In Goldsmith, Lowell A.; Katz, Stephen I.; Gilchrest, Barbara...
cyanide tablets (cyanide enclosed in rubber) kept in the mouth and were instructed to bite into them in case of German capture. The tablets ensured death...
stings from fire ants, although the bullet ant's sting is considered by some to be the most painful insect sting.: 450 First aid for fire ant bites includes...
pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating...
toxins through the skin. Toxicology is the practice and study of symptoms, mechanisms, diagnoses, and treatments correlated to poisoning. When a living...
of another animal. An insect sting is complicated by its introduction of venom, although not all stings are venomous. Bites, which can introduce saliva...
problems, and confusion occurs as a result of liver failure. Additional complications may include kidney failure, pancreatitis, low blood sugar, and lactic...
October 2009 version. Thomas, Craig, M.D. and, Susan Scott (Jun 1, 1997). All Stings Considered: First Aid and Medical Treatment of Hawai'i's Marine Injuries...
symptoms can range from mild to severe, and are potentially fatal. Symptoms in mild cases include high blood pressure and a fast heart rate; usually without...
poisoning that is due to thallium and its compounds, which are often highly toxic. Contact with skin is dangerous and adequate ventilation should be provided...
include intoxication, vomiting and abdominal pain. Later symptoms may include a decreased level of consciousness, headache, and seizures. Long term outcomes...
symptoms which occur within hours include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and drowsiness. In more severe cases, symptoms can include tachypnea, low blood...
asphyxiation (suffocation). Because asphyxiant gases are relatively inert and odorless, their presence in high concentration may not be noticed, except...
for their potential biological effects, such as in cancer. Apitherapy Bee sting Beekeeping Hive management Honeybee Wasp venoms Czarnetzki BM, Thiele T...
humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth. It produces some of the most dramatic and painful...