title: [Stings, bites and other adventures...].
abstract: Most of us live in cities and nature seems beneficial. Unfortunately, invertebrates and vertebrates may be aggressive. We will try here a review of the diseases caused by arthropods and other noxious animals. Injuries caused by the following insects will be described: mosquitoes, flies, fleas, bees, wasps and ants, bugs, beetles, butterflies and caterpillars. In the class arachnida: spiders, scopions, ticks and mites. Among invertebrates: leeches, anemons, corals, sea urchins, sponges and mollusca. Noxious or venomous vertebrates will not be forgotten. Basic and practical attitudes are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Erasme, U.L.B.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Dobbeleer
mesh_terms: D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005392:First Aid / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate