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.
How to Remove a Tick Illustration
How to Remove a Tick: Embedded or Not
Woman with eye pain
Expert Advice on Dealing With Bug Bites on the Eyelid
Man with centipede bite
House Centipedes May Bite: How to Tend to the Wound
An image of a mosquito on a child's back
17 Evidence-Based Home Remedies for Mosquito Bites
Tick crawling on a man's finger
How to Identify a Tick Bite (and Prevent Future Bites)
A person spraying on insect repellent to protect against ticks and insects.
Tick Bite Treatment in 6 Essential Steps
Woman scratching arm
Body Lice Bites: Steps to Identifying and Treating Them
Man with bedbug bites on arm applying ointment
How to Treat Bedbug Bites: Effective Remedies and Prevention Tips
Wolf spider camouflaged on the ground
What Does a Wolf Spider Bite Look Like? Is It Dangerous?
earwig
Are Earwigs Dangerous to Humans?
A dog talk on a person's skin
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: What You Need to Know
Horsefly on person's skin
What to Do About a Horsefly Bite
Cluster of red, swollen spots on skin caused by insect bites
Bedbug vs. Flea Bites in Pictures: How to Tell the Difference
Sand flea bite on bare foot
How to Treat and Treat Itchy, Painful Sand Flea Bites
A tick on skin
What Does a Tick Bite Look Like? Pictures and When to See a Doctor
Jellyfish and sea lice are found all over the world
What Are Sea Lice Bites and How Are They Treated?
Cluster of ants
Can Ant Bites Make You Sick?
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 That Looks Like a Bruise
Box jellyfish underwater
How to Recognize and Treat Box Jellyfish Stings
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
How to Recognize and Treat a Yellow Jacket Sting
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 Self-Care: How to Treat a Sting At Home
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?
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
Young Woman Having Skin Allergy
Spider Bite Pictures and Treatments
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