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Marine animal stings or bites

Definition:

Marine animal stings or bites refer to poisonous bites or stings from any form of sea life, including jellyfish.

Alternative Names:

Stings - marine animals; Bites - marine animals

Considerations:

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

Causes:

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.

Jellyfish sting

Review Date: 7/18/2007
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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