Have you ever gotten stung by a bee?!


Question:

Have you ever gotten stung by a bee?

i did today and it was really dumb. i was walkng to my car when all of a sudden i felt a sharp pain on my big toe at first i thought it was nothing until the pain began to intensify...yeh not fun...anyways i was wondering what happens when you get stung by a bee? I have heard in some cases people die?

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3 weeks ago
i was wearing flip flops by the way


Answers:

The people that die have an allergic reaction and die of anaphalaxis so you're in the clear at this point.

The pain is caused by a component in their venom called melittin and also by histamines produced in your body after the sting. The histamines cause the welt and redness.

And for this guy up here, take it out as quickly as possible to reduce the amount of venom injected, the easiest way is to scrape it off with a credit card or something similar just don't squeeze it.




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