Ouch ! Insect bite

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That's true, I think you should show it to a doc just to be safe, the wound can turn out real nasty from some insects, in your case it was some 'weird' insect, like I said just show it to a doc to be safe.
 
bah...showing off every insect wound to a doctor is idiocracy . Wait for a while and see if it bulges or anything . clean with antiseptic and see if goes away . if it persists then consult a doc .
 
zhopudey said:
Yes its confirmed. Akshit's blood sample was analysed by my team of semi-bald scientists in their secret lab behind the udipi hotel in east Dombivili.........and identified the insect as a particularly vicious strain of "Spamartula Ad Infinitiosis". Akshit, you now have developed "Ultra Spam" powers. Soon, you'll be able to type faster than any mod can delete your posts, and even able to leap over any restrictions put by the evil admins.
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Zhop rules !!

On a sidenote, did you wake-up at all today ?
 
Not every spider bite is as pleasant as spiderman.

Some turn out this way too Earth vs. the Spider (2001) (TV)

A shy, obsessive comic book fan gets injected with an experimental serum of a lab that is studying how to give humans the abilities of spiders. At first he develops minor abilities such as increased strength, which allows him to fight local criminals and bullies, thus living out his dream of being a superhero, and impressing his attractive next-door neighbor. Things start to get more odd when he is able to shoot webs out of his abdomen. Then he loses control over the force with which he applies his increasingly deadly abilities, as well as his judgment to discern between criminals and jokesters. His dream becomes a nightmare when he starts growing large spider body parts, he's in constant pain, and he develops a nearly insatiable hunger.
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BTW if you havent seen the movie you probably shouldnt. :P
 
bah...showing off every insect wound to a doctor is idiocracy . Wait for a while and see if it bulges or anything . clean with antiseptic and see if goes away . if it persists then consult a doc .
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No one said to show off every insect wound, in this case he doesn't even know what bit him, for all we know it could be the black widow. Waiting to see till it bulges is like waiting to die then doing something about it :P

Be sensible and show it to a doc.
 
be sensible and apply antiseptic and some neosprin powder....else who knows zhops prdeiction might turn true :rofl:
 
u can try going to a chemist and get a Ledum Pal Mother Tincture and Petrolatum (Petroleum Jelly) mix 15-20 drops in 50g Petrolatum and use it. by far its the best ointment for most kinds of bites...
 
majoity of the house insects are non poisonous, so not much to worry about.

if the bite mark or region starts to swell or starts becoming red or itches too much then it could be local reaction to bite and chemicals in the skin.

sometimes a few insects can cause a little more wide spread reaction over whole body, causing multiple red swellings, itching, vomiting, generalised oedema of the body and like that.

if there is nothing within first ten minutes most likely nothing will happen.

so if there is excessive itching over bite mark, big red swelling, more swellings over body, vomiting, nausea, or some other uneasiness then consult your doctor otherwise its ok.

primary care : wash with clean warm water, do not scratch, do not apply oil base creams or jelly, you can use water based creams, but better to leave it open. apply some ice to it so that itching is less.

and beware do not wait to take a physician`s opinion if the insect in question is a scorpion, lizard, snake, so some other absolutely unknown variety.
 
medpal said:
primary care : wash with clean warm water, do not scratch, do not apply oil base creams or jelly, you can use water based creams, but better to leave it open. apply some ice to it so that itching is less.
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Examples of both?
 
even i was bitten by two ants on my hand... it was swollen like hell... was lookin like HULK's hand... lol.. got to take some sort of injection .. nd then it got back to normal...
 
akshitmohan said:
There's this red mark. Isn't itchy. Looks like a bad mosquito bite .. But it wasn't a mosquito ..
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I once got bitten by a centipede on my foot and god it throbbed for days. the tooth marks were vampiresque and my foot swelled beyond belief. But thankfully centipedes aren't poisonous. most of them at least.
 
For that matter, I will need to take extra precaution against such bites or getting my foot injured by a piece of glass or a nail, because I never completed the last doses of tetanus immunization which I was to take at the age of 13...
 
Renegade said:
Examples of both?
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any topical medicine you purchase you should read the contents :

it should mention principle content the medicine and water or cream as base

eg : soframycin / betadine / silverex

you should try to avoid Neosporin or any other with Ointment base.
 
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