Ticks
Tick stings
Lyme disease
Black Widow Spider: Poisonous!
Stab the black widow
What is a brown desert spider, is its sting deadly?
Hidden in attics and sheds – in the Midwestern United States – are where you’ll find a brown desert spider. Spiders range in color from yellowish-brown to dark brown with dark legs. Their venom is extremely poisonous and can cause large wounds and infections, but the sting is sometimes painless.
Stab a brown desert spider
The bite of a brown desert spider is usually painless, but soon the skin turns red, pale, and a painful “bull’s eye” blister forms. These stings can be deadly. Take care of the patient immediately and take him to the doctor, and if you can, bring a spider for identification.
Scalp lice: Itching!
Hair is where you will find the most often hidden ears on the neck and behind the ear. Lice are obtained by sharing hats, combs, or other things from people who have them. Lice cause itching, but scratching can cause an infection. In more serious cases, hair may fall out.
How to treat lice?
To destroy lice and their eggs (called nits), your doctor will prescribe lotions, creams, or shampoos. Wash clothes and combs to prevent the spread of lice. Check all household members and treat anyone who has nits or lice.
Fleas – are not just a feature of dogs
Flea stings
Bee, wasp, hornet
When a bee stings, it loses its sting and dies, but a wasp, hornet, or yellow wasp can inflict multiple stings because they do not lose their sting during the sting. Stings in allergic people can cause serious reactions.
What to do if we are stung by a bee, wasp or hornet?
If you do not have an allergic reaction, remove the sting, clean the puncture site, apply ice, take oral antihistamines for itching and take ibuprofen or acetaminophen to reduce pain.
Fire ants
Fire ant sting
Chiggers Little Tropical Fly: Itching!
What causes the bites of small tropical flies?
After a few days on the skin, the chiggers fall off – leaving red changes that itch a lot. Topical antihistamines can help reduce itching. If the skin looks infected or the redness spreads fringe, contact your doctor.
Itching or itching
When the causes of itching enter the skin, they can cause multiple problems. The larvae spread through the skin (skin-to-skin contact) from infected people to healthy ones – or by skin contact with infected towels, bedding and clothing.
How to treat itching?
Intense itching and pain of the skin occur a few weeks after the larvae enter the skin. The itching is very severe and usually gets worse at night. The rash is typically visible on the sides of the fingers, wrists, elbows, genitals, and thighs. In treatment, doctors prescribe lotions and/or tablets. Wash all clothes, towels, and mats in warm water.
What are Bedbugs?
What do bed bug bites look like
Caterpillars
What are the symptoms of caterpillar stings?
If you are stung by a caterpillar, you may experience intense pain, rash, fever, vomiting, and muscle cramps. In therapy, remove broken thorns from the skin using cellophane tape or commercial facial peels and contact your doctor.
What are scorpions? Can their sting be deadly?
Not everyone scorpions poisonous, but those that are can cause death. Scorpios are most commonly found in tropical and subtropical areas. In the southeastern and western parts of the United States and Africa, and Australia, scorpion stings are deadly. Sting symptoms include pain, swelling, itching, vomiting, increased sweating, and consciousness loss. Start treatment immediately.
Does a yellow fly sting cause pain?
Yellow flies live in moist soil, moist forests, and other humid environments. Yellow flies spread tularemia, an infectious bacterial disease that requires medical attention. Repellents and protective clothing help prevent yellow fly bites. Smear painful scars with alcohol to prevent the infection.
Is mosquitoes just irritating?
Housefly – Dirty, hairy!
Cockroaches
Cockroaches are ugly, and they transmit the causes of some infectious diseases such as salmonella. If they die, their dead bodies in humans can trigger an allergic reaction and asthma. Destruction is done with pesticides, cleaning the house, and repairing cracks and holes in the floor and walls.
Destruction can be difficult in a warm and humid environment.
In short: Insect stings are very common and often cause various difficulties and sometimes death. It is necessary to know the insects and the changes in the skin that occur as a result of their toxins’ action. Treatment is usually symptomatic, but sometimes you must include emergency medical intervention in the treatment to prevent severe pain and death in time.
Did you know:
Cockroach allergies are much more common than dust allergies and can be confused with other allergies, including the aforementioned house dust allergy, pet hair allergy, and mold.
Cockroach allergies can develop from their saliva, outer shell, eggs, and feces. Allergy symptoms include exacerbation of asthma, snoring or nasal congestion, chronic sinusitis, eye infection, and skin rash.
Treating cockroach allergy is the same as treating dust allergy with antihistamines, decongestants, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, and avoiding areas infested with cockroaches. It is also advised to clean the house from pests and spoiled food.