bee sting allergy
1Bee sting — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|989.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A bee sting strictly means a sting from a bee (honey bee, bumblebee, sweat bee etc). In the… …
2Insect sting allergy — is the term commonly given to the allergic response of an animal in response to the bite or sting of an insect. Typically, insects which generate allergic responses are either stinging insects (wasps, bees, hornets and ants) or biting insects… …
3Bee sting — Stings from bees and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. In selected cases, allergy injection therapy is… …
4allergy — 1. Hypersensitivity caused by exposure to a particular antigen (allergen) resulting in a marked increase in reactivity to that antigen upon subsequent exposure, sometimes resulting in harmful immunologic consequences. SYN: acquired sensitivity,… …
5allergy — noun (plural gies) Etymology: German Allergie, from all + Greek ergon work more at work Date: 1910 1. altered bodily reactivity (as hypersensitivity) to an antigen in response to a first exposure < a bee venom allergy so se …
6allergy — n. 1. hypersensitivity to a particular substance. an allergy to bee venom so severe that a second sting may be fatal [WordNet 1.5] || …
7Latex allergy — is a medical term encompassing a range of allergic reactions to natural rubber latex. Types Latex is known to cause 2 of the 4 (or 5) types of hypersensitivity:;Type 1: The most serious and rare form, type 1 is an immediate and potentially life… …
8beekeeping — /bee kee ping/, n. the rearing and breeding of honeybees; apiculture. [1830 40; BEE1 + KEEPING] * * * or apiculture Care and manipulation of honeybees to enable them to produce and store more honey than they need so that the excess can be… …
9Allergen — An allergen is any substance that can cause an allergy. In technical terms, an allergen is a non parasitic antigen capable of stimulating a type I hypersensitivity reaction in atopic individuals.[1] Most humans mount significant Immunoglobulin E… …
10Hornet — Taxobox name = Hornet image caption = Oriental hornet, Vespa orientalis image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita familia = Vespidae subfamilia = Vespinae genus = Vespa genus …
