REACTIONS

_IMMEDIATE:_ Fierce burning pain lasting minutes

_LOCAL:_ (Fire Ants)

Minutes—Wheal formation

2-4 Hours—Clear fluid-filled vesicles

8-10 Hours—Cloudy fluid-filled vesicles

12-24 Hours—Umbilicated pustules on a red base, with pain and

tenderness

3-8 Days—Lesions resolve; may leave scars

_SYSTEMIC:_ Due to allergic sensitization; severity and speed of onset

related to degree of sensitivity. May see wheezing, urticaria, abdominal

cramps, generalized edema, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, confusion, shock

_ANAPHYLAXIS AND DEATH:_ Rare, but reported

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