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Results 1 - 10 of 32 for Venom
  1. Bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket sting 
    ... and yellow jacket stings contain a substance called venom. The venom from each type of insect contains several chemicals. Bee and hornet venom contain histamine. Of these insects, Africanized bee colonies ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002847.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Wasp sting 
    Wasp venom is toxic. It is injected into you when you are stung . ... Wasps carry this venom. Some people are allergic to the venom and have a serious reaction if they are stung. Most people do ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002857.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Stingray 
    ... tail. The tail has sharp spines that contain venom. This article describes the effects of a stingray ... Stingray venom contains many toxic chemicals.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002853.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Stonefish sting 
    ... The fins of these prickly fishes carry toxic venom. This article describes the effects of a sting ... Stonefish venom is toxic and contains the chemical verrucotoxin.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002854.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Scorpion fish sting 
    ... The fins of these prickly fish carry toxic venom. This article describes the effects of a sting ... Scorpion fish venom is toxic and contains many chemicals including neurotoxins.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002849.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Insect bites and stings 
    ... Insect and spider bites cause more deaths from venom reactions than bites from snakes. Most deaths from ... bites are due to allergic reaction to the venom, rather than the toxins in the venom itself.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000033.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Fire ants 
    ... a fire ant delivers a harmful substance, called venom, into your skin. This article is for information ... Fire ant venom contains a chemical called piperidine.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002843.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Insect stings and allergy (image) 
    ... occurs when a person becomes sensitized to the venom from a previous sting. This reaction is different ... a potent toxin into the blood. Ordinarily, bee venom is not toxic and will only cause local ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19327.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Scorpions 
    Scorpion venom contains many toxins as well as the chemical histamine. ... This venom is found in scorpions and related species. More than 40 species of scorpions are found in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002850.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Black widow spider 
    The venom of the black widow spider contains toxic chemicals, including the neurotoxin alpha latrotoxin, that make people sick. ... affected area still, if possible, to prevent the venom from spreading. A homemade splint may be helpful ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002858.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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