What to do if you get a fever after being stung by a bee

Bees are good friends of human beings and a common insect. The honey we eat in our lives comes from bees. Since bees are visible everywhere, many people have been stung by them. The sting causes pain, redness and swelling, and in more serious cases, fever. Many people worry whether having a fever is a problem. What should you do if you have a fever after being stung by a bee?

When stung by a bee, the local skin will feel pain and itching, accompanied by allergic irritation and local inflammatory reactions such as redness, swelling and heat. If a bee stinger gets into your skin, be sure to remove it. Use a sterilized needle to make a small hole in the targeted area, squeeze out the poisonous water, and then apply complex iodine. Observe closely for about half an hour. If you find that the patient has difficulty breathing, or his breathing becomes rough or there is a wheezing sound, immediately send to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment.

What are the symptoms of bee stings? There are many types of bees, such as honey bees, wasps, hornets, bumblebees, etc. Male bees do not harm people because they do not have venom glands or stingers. It is the female bees (worker bees) that sting people. The female bees have a stinger connected to the venom gland at the end of their abdomen. When the stinger enters the human body, venom is immediately injected. When a bee stings someone, it often leaves its stinger at the site of the sting; however, a wasp retracts its stinger after stinging and can continue to hurt someone. Bee venom mainly contains formic acid, neurotoxins and histamine, which can cause hemolysis and bleeding, have an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, and may also cause allergic reactions in some victims of stings. After a person is stung by a bee, in mild cases, only local redness, swelling, pain, and burning sensation may occur. There may also be blisters, ecchymosis, and local lymph node enlargement, which will disappear on their own within a few hours to 1-2 days. If a person is stung by a swarm of bees in multiple places on his body, it often causes systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, dizziness, nausea, irritability, and fainting. People who are allergic to bee venom may develop urticaria, rhinitis, swelling of the lips and eyelids, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. In severe cases, it may cause laryngeal edema, asthma, difficulty breathing, coma, and ultimately death from respiratory and circulatory failure. What to do after a bee sting: Check the wound carefully. If there is a stinger left in the skin, it should be removed first.

Can a bee sting cause a fever?

Being stung by a bee will cause fever. In fact, a bee sting will not cause a serious fever in most people. However, some people have allergic constitutions, which may not cause such a strong reaction in other people. In people with allergic constitutions, even though the toxin is very small, they will also have a strong reaction. This is the reason for individual differences. In addition, as long as there is a fever, it will be accompanied by a series of uncomfortable symptoms such as headache, fatigue, muscle aches, etc., which are caused by fever. Having your blood drawn does not usually cause a fever. You have been tired recently. It is hard to say whether your resistance has been reduced due to fatigue and you have upper respiratory tract infection or other infections.

What to do if you have a fever caused by a bee sting

Those with severe symptoms should be sent to hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Precautions: After being stung by a venomous bee, applying ammonia to the affected area is basically ineffective, because the histamine in the bee venom cannot be neutralized by ammonia. Wasps are poisonous, but bees are not. After being stung by a bee, you should also remove the stinger first. The difference in treatment from wasps is that you can apply some ammonia, baking soda or soapy water to the wound. Those who are asymptomatic twenty minutes after being stung by a bee can rest assured. Cleaning: Once stung by a bee, clean the wound with warm water, soapy water, salt water or sugar water. If there is no water, fresh urine will also work. If there is any stinger left in the wound, it should be removed immediately. Apply medicine: Wanhua oil, safflower oil, green ointment, etc. You can also mash and chew ginger, garlic, purslane (a wild vegetable) and apply it to the wound. Seek medical treatment: If you experience symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, irritability, fever, etc., you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.

Therefore, being stung by a bee will cause fever. People with fever do not need to worry too much. It is a normal phenomenon. You can take some medicine or apply cold compress to reduce the fever. Due to individual differences, some people may have more serious conditions. In this case, you should seek medical attention in time and receive treatment according to the doctor's instructions. Remember not to act recklessly. Physical health is the most important thing.