Bee or Yellow Jacket Sting

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Symptom Definition

• The child was stung by a honeybee, bumblebee, hornet, paper wasp. or yellow jacket. Over 95 percent of stings are from honey bees or yellow jackets. 
• The sting involves injecting venom into the human from the bee's stinger
• The main symptoms are pain, swelling and redness at the sting site
• A severe allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis

See More Appropriate Topic(instead of this one) If

•  Not a bee, wasp or yellow jacket sting, see INSECT BITE