Many species of arthropods (insects, arachnids, millipedes and centipedes) can bite or sting human beings. These bites and stings generally occur as a...
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bee sting is the wound and pain caused by the stinger of a female bee puncturing skin. Bee stings differ from insect bites, with the venom of stinging insects...
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Centipede Bite Worse Than ALL Stings?!, retrieved 2021-12-30 "This Maniac Let a Giant Centipede Give Him One of the World's Most Painful Bug Bites". 20 December...
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spider bite, also known as arachnidism, is an injury resulting from the bite of a spider. The effects of most bites are not serious. Most bites result...
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Latrodectism (redirect from Widow spider bite)
occurs. About 75% of "wet" bites will have localized pain and nothing more. If, however, there is a substantial dose, a bite can cause latrodectism. The...
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borneol, camphor, and methyl salicylate. It is used for headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, myalgia, and arthropod bites and stings. "Ya Mong: The Herbal...
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Loxoscelism (redirect from Brown spider bite)
biting apparatus is short and bites are only possible in experimental animals with pressure on the spider's back. Thus many bites occur when a spider is...
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Barbiturate overdose (category Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances)
difficulty thinking, poor coordination, decreased level of consciousness, and a decreased effort to breathe (respiratory depression). Complications of...
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Serotonin syndrome (section Signs and symptoms)
symptoms can range from mild to severe, and are potentially fatal. Symptoms in mild cases include high blood pressure and a fast heart rate; usually without...
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characterized by inflammation and eosinophilic response. Arthropod bites and stings List of cutaneous conditions Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.;...
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Argyria (section Society and culture)
and cannot be relied on except where it has been explicitly specified. The term is from the Ancient Greek: ἄργυρος (argyros, 'silver'). In humans and...
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Ant venom (redirect from Ant stings)
stings from fire ants, although the bullet ant's sting is considered by some to be the most painful insect sting.: 450 First aid for fire ant bites includes...
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Venom (section Arthropods)
by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved...
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Ergotism (section Signs and symptoms)
clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action...
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Cyanide poisoning (section Signs and symptoms)
cyanide tablets (cyanide enclosed in rubber) kept in the mouth and were instructed to bite into them in case of German capture. The tablets ensured death...
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Stinger (redirect from Sting (biology))
of another animal. An insect sting is complicated by its introduction of venom, although not all stings are venomous. Bites, which can introduce saliva...
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between venom and poison is the delivery method of the toxin. Venoms are toxins that are actively delivered by being injected via a bite or sting through a...
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poisoning that is due to thallium and its compounds, which are often highly toxic. Contact with skin is dangerous and adequate ventilation should be provided...
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Striped bark scorpion (category Arthropods of the United States)
Encyclopedia: Scorpions Schwartz, Robert A.; Steen, Christopher J. "Arthropod Bites and Stings". In Goldsmith, Lowell A.; Katz, Stephen I.; Gilchrest, Barbara...
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Snakebite (redirect from Snake bites)
limbs, and sweating may result. Most bites are on the hands, arms, or legs. Fear following a bite is common with symptoms of a racing heart and feeling...
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Paracetamol poisoning (category Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances)
problems, and confusion occurs as a result of liver failure. Additional complications may include kidney failure, pancreatitis, low blood sugar, and lactic...
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original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-01-20. Isaksson, Sven; Högberg, Anders; Lombard, Marlize; Bradfield, Justin (2023-07-23). "Potential biomarkers...
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Ciguatera fish poisoning (category Fish and humans)
include diarrhea, vomiting, numbness, itchiness, sensitivity to hot and cold, dizziness, and weakness. The onset of symptoms varies with the amount of toxin...
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Digoxin toxicity (category Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances)
loss of appetite, confusion, blurred vision, changes in color perception, and decreased energy. Potential complications include an irregular heartbeat...
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October 2009 version. Thomas, Craig, M.D. and, Susan Scott (Jun 1, 1997). All Stings Considered: First Aid and Medical Treatment of Hawai'i's Marine Injuries...
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Nicotine poisoning (section Signs and symptoms)
skin exposures, and ingestion, in both adults and young children. Minor, moderate, and serious adverse effects involved adults and young children. Minor...
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Organophosphate poisoning (section Signs and symptoms)
medications, and nerve agents. Symptoms include increased saliva and tear production, diarrhea, vomiting, small pupils, sweating, muscle tremors, and confusion...
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Ethylene glycol poisoning (section Signs and symptoms)
include intoxication, vomiting and abdominal pain. Later symptoms may include a decreased level of consciousness, headache, and seizures. Long term outcomes...
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Scombroid food poisoning (category Fish and humans)
itchiness, blurred vision, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Onset of symptoms is typically 10 to 60 minutes after eating and can last for up to two days. Rarely...
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Inhalant (section Africa and Asia)
are a broad range of household and industrial chemicals whose volatile vapors or pressurized gases can be concentrated and breathed in via the nose or mouth...
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