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Insect Sting Allergy
12 min read
Also known as: bee sting allergy · wasp sting allergy · allergy to insect stings · hornet sting allergy · insect venom allergy · anaphylactic reaction sting · severe sting reaction · allergic reaction to sting · bee venom allergy · wasp venom allergy · insect venom hypersensitivity
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A tiny sting. A drop of venom that in most people leaves only a local redness, a swelling, a few hours of discomfort. But in you, the body reacts with a force entirely disproportionate to the cause. The throat swells shut. The circulatory system collapses. The skin erupts in hives. In the extreme case it is a matter of minutes, of seconds, of life and death.
Medically the picture is clear. Your immune system classified the insect venom as dangerous at the first contact and formed antibodies against it. Every subsequent sting triggers a cascade that places the entire organism in a state of emergency. The reaction is not proportionate — it is total.
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