Insect Bites and Stings
Bug Bite Battles
Since critters that crawl, buzz, and fly are bound to be with us forever, here are some tips to deal with the inevitable battle scars.
Guide To Lyme Disease - Symptoms Of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease guide with in-depth information on the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease.
Natural Mosquito Repellants
With talk of West Nile virus in the air, and health concerns over the use of chemicals, more and more people are interested in natural mosquito repellants. An example of natural mosquito repellants is citronella candles.
How to Remove a Tick
How to remove a tick and look for Lyme disease.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Unlike Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever is not well known by patients or pediatricians. This is unfortunate, since complications can be serious, like gangrene, and it can be fatal, especially if treatment is not started early.
Treat a Scorpion Sting
Bark scorpions live in Arizona, California and New Mexico. Bark scorpion stings are dangerous and treatment should be quick.
After being stung by a bee, if I don't see a stinger is it still under the skin?
Only a few species of bee have barbed stingers. The bees with sharply barbed stingers that leave behind a venom sac and stinger are female worker honey bees. A few yellowjackets also have small barbs on their stingers, but they're not big enough to catch in the skin.
How to Treat a Bee Sting
Bee stings are either annoyingly painful or deadly, depending on whether you are allergic to the bee venom. The best way to reduce any reaction to the venom is to remove the bee stinger as quickly as possible.
Treat Insect, Spider, and Scorpion Bites and Stings
Insect, spider, and scorpion bites and stings are painful but rarely fatal. Learn how to respond to bug bites and stings
Symptoms of West Nile Virus
Although children are thought to be at low risk from the West Nile Virus, it is important to know the symptoms if your child gets sick and has recently had a mosquito bite.
Bed Bug Bites Pictures
Readers share their own bed bug bites experiences and pictures. Read how others dealt with bed bug bites and submit your own bed bug bites pictures.See submissions
Bed Bug Bites Pictures - Gallery of Bed Bug Bites Pictures
Bed Bug Bites Pictures - Gallery of Bed Bug Bites Pictures
What's the best way to remove a bee stinger? - Definition of What's the best...
Remove a Bee Stinger - Best Way to Remove a Bee Stinger
Readers Share Bee Sting Symptoms
Not all bee stings feel the same to all victims. Bee stings often come with shortness of breath, but since bee stings come mostly from an allergic reaction, there are often other symptoms as well. These readers share their symptoms of bee stings.
Picture of a Bee Stinger
How big is a bee stinger? This questions comes up all the time, so here's a picture of a bee stinger to show how big it is compared to a dime.
Mosquito Bites
Treatment for the itching of mosquito bites and the signs of deadly infections to beware of.
