Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a ...

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Keep in mind that rare conditions also can follow an insect bite. Fleas can carry typhus and plague, and deer flies can carry anthrax in North America. Mosquito bites and bee stings are common ...

The bee's stinger injects venom into the skin. The venom is what causes the symptoms. A severe life-threatening allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis. The main symptoms are hives with trouble ...

It feels like an electric shock. Most scorpion stings do not need to be seen. The main symptoms are pain, tingling and numbness only in the sting area. Symptoms shouldn't be any worse than a bad bee ...

The Sting concert scheduled for Friday, Jan. 24, at Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix has been rescheduled due to illness. The bassist shared the news on social media. “On advisement from his ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious condition that can occur following wasp and bee stings, often resulting from the toxic effects of the venom. Recent research has focused on understanding the ...

These winds could have been caused by a dangerous weather phenomenon known as a sting jet as satellite imagery suggests this developed over Ireland on Friday morning. A sting jet is a small area ...