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Steve Newport wrote:

As for allergies, dont be so sure its rare. Allergic reactions to bee
stings and the resultant cases of anaphalactic (spelling?) shock are
growing rapidly, and I would assume the same is true of wasl stings.
The venom is different, but the trigger for the reaction, mast cell
degranulating enzyme that causes a chain reaction in allergic people,
is the same - its what causes the swelling. It is supposed to be true
however, that people allergic tyo bee stings are not allergic to wasp
stings - but just try and find one thats willing to take the risk!

That is not so. If your first statement were true, your second would
necessarily be false! It is, indeed, true that allergy to bee stings
is much more common than allergy to wasp stings - despite many more
people being stung by wasps in the UK, many fewer people die.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.