Marine Animal Sting OR Bite

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A sting or bite from any form of marine life, especially salt-water dwellers, may cause this injury.

Any person who is swimming or wading in salt water has a chance of getting a bite or sting from a marine animal.

Injury can be caused by bites or stings from many types of marine life, including a:

jellyfish

Portuguese man of war

stingray

stonefish

scorpion fish

catfish

lionfish

sea urchin

sea anemone

hydroid

moray eel

shark

barracuda

electric eel

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		Marine Animal Sting OR Bite: Symptoms & Signs

Author: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Reviewer: Vincent J. Toups, MD
Date Reviewed: 03/12/01

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