First Aid for Bites and Stings

You may know what got you or wonder if a reaction is due to a bite or sting. Learn to identify such reactions (and their culprits) and how to treat them appropriately.
Flea bites on skin
Bedbug vs. Flea Bites: Which One Do I Have?
Sand flea bite on bare foot
How to Treat and Treat Itchy, Painful Sand Flea Bites
A tick on skin
Identifying a Tick Bite From Pictures
Jellyfish and sea lice are found all over the world
What Are Sea Lice Bites and How Are They Treated?
Cluster of ants
How to Treat Itchy, Painful Ant Bites
Up close flea bites on skin
What Are Flea Bites?
A big flock of birds
What Are Bird Mites?
Wasp on wood
Wasp Sting: How to Identify and Treat Reactions
Woman scratching at a mosquito bite, hoping it doesn't scar
How to Get Rid of Mosquito Bite Scars
Bedbugs
Scabies vs. Bedbugs: What Are the Differences?
A wasp caught in a glass
Wasp Sting: What You Should Know
Man scratching his hands
How to Identify & Treat Scabies Bites
Human bite mark
Human Bites: More Dangerous Than You Think
Child's legs with bruises and bug bites
What You Should Know About a Bug Bite Bruise
Box jellyfish underwater
Box Jellyfish Stings: Everything You Need to Know
A cobra rears up to strike a person's leg
Snake Bites: Everything You Need to Know
An illustration of a person walking on a trail in a wooded area
Natural Remedies for Spider Bites
Asian Man With Dog Walking On Beach Against Clear Sky, Foster City, United States - stock photo
Animal Bites: What You Need to Know
Bats - Chiroptera
Causes and Risk Factors of Rabies
Rabies Virus 3D Illustration
What Is Rabies?
Itching in an adolescent
Signs and Symptoms of Bedbug Bites
Woman with nausea
How Rabies Is Diagnosed
Woman receiving vaccination.
How Rabies Is Treated
Brown Recluse Spider
How to Tell If You Were Bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider
Yellow jacket wasp
What to Know About Yellow Jacket Stings
jellyfish
Jellyfish Sting Treatment Facts
Mosquitoes are sucking blood on the skin.
How to Treat Insect Bites and Spider Stings
Jellyfish on the sand
Jellyfish Sting: Treatment and Tips
Apis mellifera (honey bee) - the stinger of a black honey bee, torn from the bee's body
How to Remove a Bee Stinger
Cat yawning
How to Treat Cat Bites and Scratches
Please do not bite
Bee Sting Treatment
woman with abdominal pain
Timeline and Symptoms of a Rabies Infection
?Beware of dog? sign on wooden fence
Dog Bite Treatment: Steps to Prevent Infection
Rats hanging on a rope
Rat Bite Treatment With or Without Infection
Rash consistent with shingles
Infected Skin Lesions That Are Not From Spider Bites
A black widow spider sitting on its web.
Diagnosing Black Widow Bites
A chigger under magnification
What Are Chigger Bites?
Geranium essential oils in bottles
Which Natural Mosquito Repellent Works Best?
house spider
Spider Bites: How to Identify and Treat Them
female anopheles arabiensis mosquito
Infected Mosquito Bite Symptoms and Treatment
Close-up of a bedbug biting a human
What Are Bedbugs?
Stingray stings are rarely fatal, but they sure do hurt.
Stingray Stings Symptoms and Treatment
ointment stains
Bedbug Bite Self-Care and Medical Treatments
Young Woman Having Skin Allergy
Spider Bite Pictures: Appearance and Emergency Signs
Rattlesnake
Pictures of a Rattlesnake Bite in the Hospital
An illustration of a swimmer's legs and a jellyfish in the water.
Jellyfish Sting Pictures
Mixed Race woman looking under bed with flashlight
How Bedbugs Are Diagnosed
mosquito sitting on human skin
9 Reasons Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others