What is venom immunotherapy?

Tolerate sting: Venom immunotherapy is a treatment to induce tolerance to insect venom (bee, wasp, hornets) to reduce the risk of severe allergic reaction in a patient with allergic senstivity to the insect venom.

Bee or Wasp allergy: Venom includes bees wasps hornets and fire ants. Immunotherapy is a series of desensitization injections. Most often starting weekly and progressing to every 6 weeks in most cases. There are rush immunotherapy programs in place as well. Traditional immunotherapy continues for 5 years in most cases.