What kinds of reactions do insect bites cause?
For most people, a minor insect bite or sting may cause a little swelling and itching. The site may be painful for a few hours. Mosquitoes, biting flies, bedbugs, and some spiders usually cause mild reactions. Yellow jackets, honeybees, paper wasps, hornets, and fire ants cause more severe sting reactions. Everyone reacts to the toxic effects of insect venom, for example, from a bee sting. Most people have mild reactions, which may appear in a few minutes or up to 48 hours after the bite or sting. A mild to moderate reaction may cause: mild to severe itching in the area bitten redness and swelling in the area bitten pain in the area bitten. Some people have insect allergies, which may cause mild to severe allergic reactions. Symptoms of a bite depend on how severe your reaction is. A mild allergic reaction may cause hives with intense itching and pain around the site as well as eye itching. It may cause blisters in the area of the bite. A severe allergic reaction to a bite happens with
