Check and clean every day. Wash the bite with cool water. Keep your child's nails short and clean. Do things to stop the itching like soaking in a coo...
INSECT BITES & STINGS. » U BASIC INFOR~ATION . ~. DESCRIPTION t. Skin eruptions and other symptoms caused by insect bites or stings from mosquitoes, fleas, chiggers, bed- bugs, ants, spiders, bees, wasps, hornets, scorpions, and other insects. The vi
Insect bites are a common complaint, causing itchy pink or red bumps which may be small and discrete or large and hive-like. This is due to the body's allergic response to the insect bite. Remember that insects are everywhere in our environment, espe
Dec 18, 2015 ... View this article online at: patient.info/health/insect-bites-and-stings-leaflet. Insect Bites and Stings. Most stings from bees, wasps and hornets cause pain and slight swelling but have little other effect. However, some people are
Insect Bites. Description. Skin eruptions and other symptoms caused by insect bites or stings from mosquitoes, fleas, chiggers, bedbugs, ants, spiders, bees, wasps, hornets, scorpions, and other insects. Signs and symptoms. · Red lumps in the skin. T
Insect Bites and Stings FactSheet. HS04-048B (8-05). Each year, many workers are stung by insects while on the job. For most, these stings mean pain and discomfort generally lasting only a few hours. Symptoms may include redness, swelling, and itchin
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Identify nits and adult lice as diagnostic of pediculosis. • Select skin scraping as the diagnostic test of choice for scabies. • Identify common causes and clinical presentations of insect bite reactions, with an emphasis on bedbugs and brown reclus
FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS. INTRODUCTION. Snakebites, insect bites or stings can cause intense pain andIor swelling. Ifnot treated promptly and correctly, they can cause serious illness or death. The severity of a snakebite depends upon: whether
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Insect bites An insect bite is usually a red itchy bump. There may be a blister in the middle. Sometimes insect bites are painful (especially spider bites) as well as itchy.
How do you get insect bites? Bites from insects such as mosquitos, fleas or spiders.
What to do
Check and clean every day. Wash the bite with cool water. Keep your child’s nails short and clean. Do things to stop the itching like soaking in a cool bath, or putting calamine lotion or aloe vera on the bites. Treat pets for fleas. Put mosquito nets around beds, put insect screens on windows and close windows at night. Wear close-fitting cotton sleeves or pyjamas. Use children’s insect repellent. Go to the doctor if the insect bite is near the eye.
What to do if it gets worse Go to the doctor if any of these things happen: the bites last more than 2 weeks the red, swollen area keeps getting bigger or more painful there is pus in the bite This could be a serious skin infection such as cellulitis.
Time off from kura or school If your child feels well they can go to kura or school.
