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Marine animal stings or bites   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Stings - marine animals; Bites - marine animals

Definition:

This injury is described as a poisonous bite or sting from any form of marine life.

Considerations

  • The majority of these types of stings occur in salt water.
  • Some types of marine stings or bites can be deadly.

Causes

Causes include bites or stings from various types of marine life including: jellyfish, Portuguese Man-of-War, stingray, stonefish, scorpion fish, catfish, sea urchins, sea anemone, hydroid, coral, cone shell, moray eels, sharks, barracudas, and electric eels.

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