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Suggest Treatment For The Sting By Jelly Fish

If you have had a fairly severe jellyfish sting requiring steroid treatment what is, if any, the likelihood you will have more severe reaction if stung again? The type of jellyfish of the first occurrence is unknown, but it happened in the waters off South Carolina.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I understand your concern. If I am your doctor I suggest you second time jelly fish bite sting always has severe reaction which may be life threatening. Steroid should be taken for such a case without evidence of severe symptom. It has no relation whether first jelly fish is known or not symptoms is always a severe on second bite.
I will be happy to answer your further concern
You can contact me.
Dr Arun Tank. Infectious disease specialist.
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Suggest Treatment For The Sting By Jelly Fish

Hello, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I understand your concern. If I am your doctor I suggest you second time jelly fish bite sting always has severe reaction which may be life threatening. Steroid should be taken for such a case without evidence of severe symptom. It has no relation whether first jelly fish is known or not symptoms is always a severe on second bite. I will be happy to answer your further concern You can contact me. Dr Arun Tank. Infectious disease specialist. Thank you.