Wasp Sting

Wasps or bees usually resort to stinging a person either when they are threatened or when their territory and nest is disturbed. Normally, a wasp or a bee sting results in mild irritation and pain around the sting site. However, in extreme cases like an allergic reaction, the effects might be much more serious and at times, even fatal.
Bee And Wasp Stings

It is estimated that between one and two million people in the United States are severely allergic to stinging insect venom. Each year 90 to 100 deaths from sting reactions are reported, but many more deaths may be occurring, mistakenly diagnosed as heart attacks, sunstrokes or attributed to other causes. More people die each year from the effects of insect venom than from spider or snake bites.

Skin infection

Occasionally, a skin infection develops following a bite. Particularly if you scratch a lot, which can damage the skin and allow bacteria (germs) to get in. Infection causes redness and tenderness around the bite. This may spread over several days, and sometimes can become serious.

Self-Care At Home

Remove any stingers remaining in the skin (most likely from bees) immediately. Some experts recommend scraping out the stinger with a credit card. However, it is probably more important to get the stinger out as quickly as possible than to be overly concerned about how it is removed.

Consider taking an antihistamine such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) or a nonsedating one such as loratadine (Claritin) for itching.

Prevention

Seal entry points Solitary wasps Sin the home can be a nuisance; daily sightings of wasps in the home may indicate inside nest building, and more attention to the problem is required. Searching for and sealing off their point of entry is the best line of defense. Check your house for unsealed vents, torn screens, cracks around windows and door frames and open dampers. Observe the flight path of a wasp, especially in the morning, which may reveal the entry/exit point.

Paper Wasp  Sting Treatments

A wasp sting can cause minor symptoms on the skin or may cause more serious health problems such as death if the individual is allergic. In order to avoid serious complications, it is important to know the symptoms of a wasp bite, the various wasp bite treatments.

Wasp Sting Treatment

Wow, I stripped down to my short pants to mow the lawn on Monday afternoon and managed to accidentally piss off a yellow jacket when I apparently disturbed his nesting spot with my gasoline-powered Weed Eater.

Like a dummy, instead of coming into the house to research what to do about a yellow jacket sting, I acted tough and shook it off and went back and finished the yard work.

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