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insect bite

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Noun1.insect biteinsect bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
bite, sting
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
bee sting - a sting inflicted by a bee
flea bite - sting inflicted by a flea
mosquito bite - a sting inflicted by a mosquito
Translations
Spanish insect bite n → picadura
French insect bite n → piqûre f d'insecte
German insect bite insect n → Insektenstich m
Italian insect bite n → puntura or morsicatura di insetto
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In an unrelated incident, a third girl was taken to a hospital after suffering an allergic reaction to what was believed to be an insect bite, school officials said.
TWO FRESHMEN DRUNK AT SCHOOL SENT TO HOSPITAL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Of 522 cases that had a known route of infection, animal contact or insect bite was most common (n = 475, 91.
Endemic tularemia, Sweden, 2003 by Giesecke, Johan / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The pathogen often penetrates the skin via a tick or insect bite.
Tularemia of the head and neck: A possible sign of bioterrorism. ... by Ellison, David E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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