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yellow jacket venom |
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yellow jacket venom, a toxin injected by the stings of wasps and hornets. It can induce potentially fatal anaphylactic shock. yellow jacket venom A substance produced by hymenopteran insects–eg, bees, wasps, which may be fatal via an anaphylactic reaction with release of vasoactive substances–leukotrienes, ECF-A, histamine, causing generalized urticaria,
throat and chest tightness, stridor, fever, chills and cardiovascular collapse; toxic overload of hymenopteran venom may also be fatal to victims of 'swarmings'. See Swarming. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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