One thing I was curious to ask about... people say a young snake can accidentally give more venom than a normal snake, because younger snakes don't always know how much venom they use. So shouldn't there be a bee equivalent of this, regarding the younger snake scenario? And if that's true then, would such a sting mask itself as looking like someone is allergic without them really being allergic to bee stings? ... It also seems strange if, you measure stings on a curve... let's say the previous 5 stings you had while working with bees, and you have very good reaction where nothing happened, and you seem fine, but then one sting suddenly it seems extreme. This kind of situation seems very strange to me, when working with bees, where I had one bad reaction but just 2 weeks earlier, had no bad reaction at all from a sting. ... And another thing odd that happened to me, the only time I reacted bad to a bee sting, I was having a hard time because I over did it physically pushing myself helping a family member the night before. And I was having asthma trouble that morning. But the other bee stings I had, I didn't have any of that and didn't have bad reactions to stings. So this made me wonder if some things can cause it to look like you are allergic but not always be the case?
No, because the bee’s stinger detaches from its body and stays in the victim’s body. The gland that contains the venom is at the base of the stinger. When the stinger detaches, the gland continues to spasm which pumps the venom through the stinger into the victim. The bee also dies since losing the stinger kills the bee. Since a bee can only sting once, there is no mechanism (or need) for it to limit the amount of venom dispensed. Snakes don’t normally lose their fangs when they bite, and they can (and do) bite repeatedly over their lifetimes. I actually got what they call a “dry bite” by a copperhead once. It gave me no venom, but it bit my foot to make me go away. No venom, but it really really hurt a lot! I just put ice on it for about half an hour, then I was fine. Honey bees cannot “dry sting”. As far as going from no reaction to allergy is common for ALL allergens, not just bee venom. The reason is because an allergic reaction is not the same as a poisoning. The allergic reaction is your own body overreacting to an allergen. For example, the first time you’re exposed to something, your body may not react because your immune system wasn’t programmed to react to it. The next time, your body recognizes the allergen as a threat and reacts to it. Most of the time, our immune system protects us. Sometimes, the immune system overreacts and causes us harm. Inflammation is an immune response. When the response is too strong, it can cause severe inflammation either bursting cell membranes in a local area, or inflaming the tissues of our airway shutting off our ability to breathe.
One thing I was curious to ask about... people say a young snake can accidentally give more venom than a normal snake, because younger snakes don't always know how much venom they use.
So shouldn't there be a bee equivalent of this, regarding the younger snake scenario? And if that's true then, would such a sting mask itself as looking like someone is allergic without them really being allergic to bee stings?
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It also seems strange if, you measure stings on a curve... let's say the previous 5 stings you had while working with bees, and you have very good reaction where nothing happened, and you seem fine, but then one sting suddenly it seems extreme. This kind of situation seems very strange to me, when working with bees, where I had one bad reaction but just 2 weeks earlier, had no bad reaction at all from a sting.
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And another thing odd that happened to me, the only time I reacted bad to a bee sting, I was having a hard time because I over did it physically pushing myself helping a family member the night before. And I was having asthma trouble that morning. But the other bee stings I had, I didn't have any of that and didn't have bad reactions to stings. So this made me wonder if some things can cause it to look like you are allergic but not always be the case?
No, because the bee’s stinger detaches from its body and stays in the victim’s body. The gland that contains the venom is at the base of the stinger. When the stinger detaches, the gland continues to spasm which pumps the venom through the stinger into the victim. The bee also dies since losing the stinger kills the bee. Since a bee can only sting once, there is no mechanism (or need) for it to limit the amount of venom dispensed. Snakes don’t normally lose their fangs when they bite, and they can (and do) bite repeatedly over their lifetimes. I actually got what they call a “dry bite” by a copperhead once. It gave me no venom, but it bit my foot to make me go away. No venom, but it really really hurt a lot! I just put ice on it for about half an hour, then I was fine. Honey bees cannot “dry sting”.
As far as going from no reaction to allergy is common for ALL allergens, not just bee venom. The reason is because an allergic reaction is not the same as a poisoning. The allergic reaction is your own body overreacting to an allergen. For example, the first time you’re exposed to something, your body may not react because your immune system wasn’t programmed to react to it. The next time, your body recognizes the allergen as a threat and reacts to it. Most of the time, our immune system protects us. Sometimes, the immune system overreacts and causes us harm. Inflammation is an immune response. When the response is too strong, it can cause severe inflammation either bursting cell membranes in a local area, or inflaming the tissues of our airway shutting off our ability to breathe.
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