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Doctors can you tell me why have i got pins and needles after a wasp sting?

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Wasp venom: Wasp stings contain a venom that kills small prey. Enough stings and we would die as well. The venom contains a neurological toxin as its active agent, and your nerves become injured, producing the symptoms of numbness, tingling , and pain that you describe.

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Answered 11/21/2018

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