Saturday, August 30, 2008

Fire Ants Kill Man

Fire Ants Kill Man
Friday, August 29, 2008
A central Florida man bitten by fire ants died from those bites.

CHULUOTA -- According to authorities in a regional hospital, Robert Cuningham was killed by an allergic reaction. He died Tuesday night of anaphylactic shock.

Health officials say Cuningham was walking his dog this week in front of his home in the community of Chuluota when he stepped into a fire ant mound. The ants attacked him, and he went into shock a short time later.

Anaphylactic shock can occur as an allergic reaction to the venom of certain insects, animals, medicines, or even food stuffs. In the most severe form of this allergic reaction, it can kill.

Many people prone to this degree of allergic reaction carry antihistamines either in oral or injectable form, in order to ward off its immediate effects. This gives them the time they need for more thorough treatment at a medical facility.
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