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"Local" Reactions to Insect Stings Are Generally Mild

Submitted by Steve Ross on Fri, 03/09/2007 - 4:35pm.

A "local reaction" to an insect sting is generally characterised by a combination of, or all of, the following symptoms:

  • pain
  • swelling
  • redness
  • itching
  • a wheal surrounding the puncture
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