Allergic Reactions to Bites and Stings

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Updated January 2008

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Title:   Bedbugs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bedbugs are parasites that can infest houses, particularly beds and mattresses, and feed on human blood. Their bite typically causes a large, reddened and itchy wheal. Pesticides and good hygiene practices are usually required to rid a house of bedbugs.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Dogs and kids
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Children love their dogs and most adults have had a dog during their childhood. Pets provide comfort, and teach children responsibility and care.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Child safety - children and animals
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A family pet can be fun, but children should be supervised near animals and taught how to play safely with pets. Any dog can and might bite. Cats and birds can also pose a risk to children. Protect your child against snake bite and insect bites or stings, especially if the child is allergic. In an emergency, call an ambulance and apply first aid.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   European wasp
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Unlike a bee, which can only sting once, the European wasp can sting repeatedly. Around one in 10 people who are stung two or more times become allergic, which means they will experience severe reactions to any subsequent stings.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Insect sting allergy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The most common allergic reactions to insect stings are those from bees, wasps and ants.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Bee stings
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Learn how to prevent and treat bee stings.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Tick allergy
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Problems associated with tick bites include tick paralysis, transmission of infectious disease and occasionally, allergic reactions. Like other arachnids such as spiders, scorpions and mites, ticks have eight legs. They pass through a number of life stages from egg, to larva, to nymph and then finally, the adult.
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Allergic reactions to Australian stinging ants
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   There is increasing recognition of ant stings as a major cause of anaphylaxis (i.e. life threatening allergic reactions) in south-eastern Australia. The aggressive 'jack jumper ant', 'hopper ant', 'jumper ant' (Myrmecia pilosula) appears to be the major culprit
Title:   Allergic reactions to bites and stings
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Most bites and stings result in a localised itch and swelling that settles within a few days. Severe allergic reactions are relatively uncommon. Fortunately, effective treatments are available to treat allergic reactions.
Date:   Mar 2001
Title:   Stinging insect allergy
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Up to 3% of an exposed population may give a history of immediate systemic allergic reaction to an insect sting. While deaths from insect stings may be under-reported, deaths due to stinging insect allergy are still very rare in Australia (less than 1 per million/year).
Date:   Nov 2000
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