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Jellyfish sting

A poisonous bite or sting from any form of marine life, such as a jellyfish.

Stings - marine animals; Bites - marine animals

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

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.

Review Date: 08/15/2005
Reviewed By: William D. Whetstone M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.