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Home / Health / Conditions and Diseases / Wounds and Injuries / Bites and Stings / Insects
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- Bee and Wasp Stings - An Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet, by William F. Lyon on human sensitivity to stings resulting in serious or fatal reactions.
www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2076.html
- Bee Stings - How to Treat Insect Stings - Comprehensive information about treating insect stings. [Note the "Fast Fact" on a honeybee's stinger - ed] From Prevention.
www.healthyideas.com/healing/cond_ail/beestings.html
- Brown Recluse Spider Bites - Information on brown recluse spiders, how to identify them, symptoms of their bite, reports from bite victims with photos and a discussion board. Links to more information.
brownreclusespider.net
- Brown Recluse Spider Envenomations - Documents symptoms and treatment for Brown Recluse spider bites.
www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic547.htm
- e-Fleas.net - Information about fleas and their control. Part of the ALtruis Biomedical Network.
www.e-fleas.net
- HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - Wasp - Definitions, signs and symptoms of wasp stings.
www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/002857.cfm
- Hey! A Mosquito Bit Me! - Learn all about the different kinds of mosquitoes, the many different sizes and colors, and how they bite you in this article for kids.
kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/mosquito.html
- How to Avoid Being Stung by Africanized Honey Bees - Collection of tips by San Diego County.
www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/landuse/agri/ahb_avoid.html
- Insect Sting Allergies - How to Protect Yourself - An interview with a Mayo Clinic allergist.
www.mayoclinic.com/home?id=HQ00926
- MedicineNet.com - Stinging Insect Allergies - Comprehensive information, statistics, and treatments for allergic reactions to insect stings.
www.medicineNet.com/Script/Main/Art.asp?li=MNI&d=294&cu=31337&w=0&ArticleKey=227
- Nature's Nasties - Article from Fish Ontario by Bill Thompson on the numerous species of insects you may encounter. Linked insect images with descriptions and suggested remedies.
www.fishontario.com/articles/bugs/index.html
- Stinging Insects - Descriptions of the Africanized Honey Bee, Brown Recluse Spider and Black Widow Spider. General precautions and treatments. From the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District, California.
www.snowcrest.net/mosquito/sting.htm
- Stinging Insects - Stinging and Venomous Insects - Insects that can be considered a public health problem. From the Santa Barbara Coastal Vector Control District, CA.
www.silcom.com/~vector/insect.html
- Stinging Insects in the Garden - Bees are attracted to certain plants more than others. Find out which plants are less attractive to bees.
www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs4/va98054.html
- The Black Widow - A description, written by Faith M. Oi, of the Black Widow Spider, its bite, symptoms, and treatment.
www.aces.edu/department/ipm/BW.htm
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