Wilderness: Weeverfish Sting (cont.)
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Weeverfish Sting Symptoms
The following symptoms may occur following a weeverfish sting:
- Severe pain, itching, swelling, heat, redness, numbness, tingling, nausea, vomiting, joint aches, headaches, abdominal cramps, lightheadedness, and tremors may develop.
- More severe reactions involve abnormal heart rhythms, weakness, paralysis, shortness of breath, seizures, decreased blood pressure, and episodes of passing out. Death may occur.
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