Allergic Reactions to Bites and Stings

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Reviewed July 2011

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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:   Nov 2011
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:   Sep 2011
Title:   Child safety - children and animals
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Many families enjoy a relationship with a pet. It is important to be mindful of the responsibilities and risks associated with animals. Children should be always be closely supervised near all animals and taught how to behave safely around pets. Other animal-related dangers can be snake bite and insect bites or stings, which you need to protect your child from, especially if the child is allergic. In any emergency, call an ambulance and apply first aid.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   European wasp
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The European wasp can sting repeatedly and the stings are very painful. A European wasp sting causes burning pain, a raised lump, redness and local inflammation. Repeated stings may trigger an allergy, including life-threatening anaphylaxis. A European wasp looks similar to a bee and is around 15mm to 20mm in length with a bright yellow body. This insect likes to live around humans because of the ready supply of food and drink, especially sweet foods and drinks.
Date:   Jul 2011
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:   Jan 2010
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:   Jan 2010
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:   Jan 2010
Title:   Bee stings - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   First-aid advice on the best treatment for bee stings. Find out about severe reactions and how to avoid being stung by a bee.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Insect sting allergy - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The most common allergic reactions to insect stings are those from bees, wasps and ants.
Date:   Apr 2007

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