09
Sep
Allergic Reaction Symptoms To Insect Bites. Rarely insect bites and stings such as from a bee a wasp a hornet a fire ant or a scorpion can result in severe reactions. Some people have a mild allergic reaction and a larger area of skin around the bite or sting becomes swollen red and painful. Itching over a larger area on the skin. Symptoms include an all over rash swelling of tongue or throat trouble breathing abdominal pain diarrhoea vomiting and a.
Hives-like blisters appear near the sting. A mild allergic reaction may cause one or more of these symptoms at the site of the sting. The most serious reaction to an insect sting is an allergic one. Their bites can cause nausea vomiting sweating and dizziness. This may be painful and in some cases can be very itchy. Symptoms of an allergic reaction may include one or more of the following.
1 Seek emergency medical attention for anaphylaxis.
Some people have a mild allergic reaction and a larger area of skin around the bite or sting becomes swollen red and painful. An allergic reaction to insects that dont sting or bite like cockroaches or dust mites is different. This is identified by throat swelling causing difficulty breathing hives feeling faint wheezing. Yet another type of reaction which can occur with insect bites and stings is a serum sickness reaction. Some insects inject substances venom which can cause a toxic reaction. A red lump might appear at the site of the bite as well as at other areas of the body that are far away from the bite.