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Sand fly bite

Sand fly bite

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Insect bites

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Skin

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Sand fly bite
Ibuprofen
2.9
19 reviews
Acetaminophen
2.5
17 reviews
Epinephrine
1.5
14 reviews
Epipen
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