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Hormigas coloradas - Overview

Definición:

Las hormigas coloradas son insectos de color rojo que pican e inoculan una sustancia dañina, llamada veneno, dentro de la piel.

Esto es sólo para fines de información y no para usarse en el tratamiento ni en el manejo de una exposición tóxica real. Si usted sufre una exposición, debe llamar al número local de emergencias (tal como 911 en los Estados Unidos) o al Centro Nacional de Toxicología (National Poison Control Center) a la línea 1-800-222-1222.

Elemento tóxico:

El veneno de las hormigas coloradas o rojas contiene un químico llamado piperidina.

Dónde se encuentra:

Las hormigas coloradas u hormigas rojas construyen nidos de barro que forman montículos, generalmente en pastizales abiertos. Estas hormigas se encuentran en el sur de los Estados Unidos y en otras áreas que no se congelan en invierno.

Picaduras de insecto en la pierna

Reviewed last on: 10/4/2009
Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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