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.
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: Symptoms, Treatment, and More
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
Rabies Symptoms
?Beware of dog? sign on wooden fence
How to Treat a Dog Bite
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?
Bark scorpion on a log, Arizona, America, USA
How to Treat a Scorpion Sting
Geranium essential oils in bottles
Which Natural Mosquito Repellent Works Best?
house spider
Spider Bite Symptoms, Treatment, and What They Look Like
female anopheles arabiensis mosquito
Infected Mosquito Bite Symptoms and Treatment
Close-up of a bedbug biting a human
What Are Bedbugs?
western diamondback rattlesnake (crotalus atrox)
How to Properly Prevent and Treat Snake Bites
Stingray stings are rarely fatal, but they sure do hurt.
Stingray Stings Symptoms and Treatment
ointment stains
How Bedbugs Are Treated
Young Woman Having Skin Allergy
Spider Bite Pictures: Appearance and Emergency Signs
Rattlesnake
Pictures of a Rattlesnake Bite in the Hospital
jellyfish
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