Allergic reactions caused by wasp stings More and more neat people end up in clinics

More people with allergic reactions to wasp stings in clinics
The wasp plague this year makes it difficult for many people. In Berlin, the past few months, many more people with allergic reactions after wasp stings in hospitals had to be treated.

Increasingly, patients with allergic reactions
This summer, wasps seem to be particularly aggressive and numerous. If one is stung by the insects that is always unpleasant. Around the puncture site, the skin redden, gets hot and swells. In people with an insect sting allergy threaten more serious complications. In Berlin, people with allergic reactions to insect bites have been increasingly treated in the clinic in recent months. A spokeswoman for the Berlin accident hospital (UKB) said to the German Press Agency: "That's the big issue for us this year."

Wasp plague: more and more clinic treatments due to insect bites. Image: Martina Berg - fotolia

Inflamed stings and shortness of breath
Accordingly, after stings of wasps and flies, patients often have not only a reddened and swollen puncture site, but also shortness of breath. In some people, inflamed stings are the reason for visiting the clinic. In the worst case, it can even lead to blood poisoning. The Charité also reported increasing numbers of patients for wasp stings. It is unclear why there are currently more patients due to insect bites. "Rbb-online" reported that although the rescue centers of the Vivantes hospitals reported only a few cases. But they pointed out that especially younger patients knew little about helping home remedies. Health experts have increasingly warned in recent months that an insect venom allergy is often underestimated. And that, although wasp stings can even lead to death in case of allergy. (Ad)