Insect Sting Allergies: What You Need to Know

How do you know if you are allergic to insect stings? National Jewish Health Allergist Flavia Hoyte, MD, explains the symptoms, diagnosis and treatments of insect sting allergies.

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[devaniortman]

My friend Virginia is allergic to mosquitoes and fire ants. She can’t be around them, when she gets bit by them she breaks out in allergy hives and also she uses an ice pack or calamine lotion to reduce swelling on her skin

[fenixmaker]

i am allergic to wasp stings, have my epipen and meds always on me. in 2018 one sting almost killed me..

[jayknowstheway]

instead of cheery happy music i feel this vid should have a horror movie soundtrack

[noahriding]

Is it possible if someone say... has asthma trouble on the day of a sting, that this could mislead it too look like they have an allergy to bee stings, when they actually aren't, but had a higher reaction due to other things going on?

Thank you.

[Greymannn]

Is it normal for you to have days of gi upset after being stung multiple times by wasps?

[freelanserns]

I'm not allergic but I caught a wasp in the face wile riding a honda quadbike and it hit me stinger first at 45 kph

[loreleiess]

I got stung in my eye.







*My face was swelling.*

[geanbean]

I'm allergic to bites and most likely stings as well. Unless I take my daily allergy med, and I get bit, in less than 15 minutes the bite gets huge, red, hard, hot, and itchy and after about an hour it'll get infected. So far, I know I'm allergic to hornets, ants, spiders, and mosquitos.

[GavinC-fw]

Well, watching my hives and inflammation dissolve every day until it all disappeared was definitely appeasing, I went with what I mentioned and after 20 days my urticaria disappeared. I just go'ogled the latest by Shane Zormander and now my skin is as smooth and healthy as it has ever been!

[jihulaserna]

Hi I'm asking When I got Stung by a Mosquito I got a High fever then Tomorrow morning I see my face having a Red Marks can I help me if this really the reason

[ishargdfsy]

Yes bees sting much dangerous I experience this that head pain and I have know a new