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    Bites and Stings
    • Animal Bites
      • What should I do if I get bitten by an animal?
      • What problems do animal bites cause?
      • How do doctors treat an animal bite?
      • How can I prevent a dog bite?
    • Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Ant Stings
      • What are the symptoms of bee, wasp, hornet, and ant stings?
        • Symptoms of bee, wasp, and hornet stings
        • Symptoms of fire ant stings
        • Symptoms of an allergic reaction to a sting
      • How are bee, wasp, hornet, and ant stings treated?
    • Human Bites
      • What are the symptoms of a human bite?
      • What problems can human bites cause?
      • What should I do if someone bites me?
      • How do doctors treat a human bite?
    • Insect Bites
      • What are the symptoms of an insect bite?
      • What diseases are spread by insect bites?
      • How are insect bites treated?
    • Snakebites
      • What are the symptoms of a snakebite?
        • Symptoms of a poisonous pit viper snakebite
        • Symptoms of a coral snakebite
      • What do I do if I'm bitten by a snake?
      • How can doctors tell if the snakebite is poisonous?
      • How do doctors treat a snakebite?
    • Tick Bites
      • What are the symptoms of a tick bite?
      • How will I know if the tick gave me an infection?
      • How do I treat a tick bite?
      • How can I prevent tick bites?
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