As insects thrive in the warm summer months more people are bitten and stung
Bites and stings may look the same to the untrained eye but can be told apart
First aid expert Emma Hammett reveals how to treat different insect bites
Emma Hammett's guide reveals how to identify different types of insect bites and stings and explains what to do if you are on the receiving end of one
First point – no matter how tempting it is, please don't scratch the bite.
Once the skin has been broken the bite is far more likely to become infected.
The first sign your bite is becoming infected is likely to be that it gets redder, hot and more itchy. If this is the case get it seen by a health professional as soon as possible.
If the redness tracks away from the bite and spreads across the skin, this could be a sign of cellulitis, which is serious and you should get medical treatment quickly.
Bee and wasp stings
Bees and wasps have stingers which inject venom into a person's skin ¿ bees stingers often come off during an attack whereas wasps can pull theirs out +11
Bee stings usually stay in the skin and cause surrounding skin to turn red in reaction +11
Bees and wasps have stingers which inject venom into a person's skin (left) and leave a red wound which may cause redness and hives on the surrounding skin (right)
Bees and wasps are not generally aggressive and don't look to sting people, however it is extremely common for people to accidentally step on them in bare feet, or for them to fly into us and then sting.
When bees or wasps sting a person, they inject venom through their stinger into the skin of the victim.
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