Symptoms of allergies to bites and stings People with tick allergies can sometimes be allergic to red meat (mammalian meat) and gelatine. If you disturb or try to remove the tick, it can inject its saliva and this can cause people who are allergic to have a life-threatening severe allergic reaction. redness and large areas of swelling at the site caused by a mild allergic reaction.minor redness and itching, which is not due to an allergy.Reactions to the attachment of ticks include:
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Ticks live on vegetation and attach to and bite into the skin of people and animals. Ticks are present along the east coast of Australia, and extend into Gippsland in Victoria. The saliva of the tick known as the Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) causes an allergic reaction in some people. Stings from the green ant of Queensland and the South American fire ant can also cause allergic reactions. They are approximately 10–15 mm long and are smaller than large bull ants (15–25 mm long). The jack jumper ant (also known as jack jumper or jumping jack) is found along the east coast of Australia and Tasmania. The commonly occurring bull ant can also cause anaphylaxis. The stings of jack jumper ants are very painful and can cause generalised allergic reactions or severe allergic reactions. Stings from the Australian jack jumper ant (Myrmecia pilosula) are a major cause of severe allergic reactions in Australia. Although paper wasps cause most of the serious stings, the European wasp is becoming more of a problem in Australia. Unlike bees, paper wasps and European wasps can sting several times. Bees can sting only once, because they inject a venom sac into the skin and then die. Native Australian bees can also cause allergic reactions. Honey bee is the most common cause of allergic reactions to insects in Australia. Biting insects such as midges and mosquitoes are more likely to cause local allergic reactions, such as redness and/or swelling, but can sometimes cause allergic reactions. If you are allergic to one type of stinging insect, you will not necessarily be allergic to another type. Venoms from stinging insects such as bees, wasps and ants are one of the most common causes of severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis). Severe allergic reactions to snake bites are rare. Severe reactions to insect bites from mosquitoes, midges, March flies and ticks are less common, although bites can cause milder allergic reactions. Insect stings from bees, wasps and the Australian jack jumper ant are a common cause of severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in Australia. Bites and stings usually cause irritation of the skin, which is not an allergic response, but some people can also have allergic symptoms that range from mild to severe and life threatening.
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