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Jellyfish stings
Stings can come from different sources. Insect stings such as a honey bee is one of the most familiar. Jellyfish sting while in sea is another common experience, many of us have gone through. The appearance of rashes due to jelly fish sting could vary from small to large hives like lesion depending on the size of contact and the extent of reactivity you have.
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My daughter got stung by a jellyfish yesterday, how can I reduce the sting for her, thanks?
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Stung by jellyfish on ribs several months ago. Since then i expeneriance numbness and tingling around sting area.. Normal?
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I got stung by 15 jellyfish last week it hurt for an hour then all signs disappeared exactly week later they reappeared swollen & itchy is it normal?
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The middle of my forehead started getting this really painful stings today just for a few seconds now its happening a lot more frequent now.?
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