Bites and Stings: Spiders, mosquitos, scorpions and bees

There are hundreds of species of mosquitos but only a few spread disease to humans. What are they, which diseases and how do you avoid and treat them? Which spiders cause problems to the wilderness traveler and can you use ice to treat scorpion stings? What is the worse complication of a bee sting? Listen to this podcast to answer these and other important questions.

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This is wilderness medicine education from the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the Univeristy of Utah. It is designed for use in the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) program, but anyone who goes into the backcountry should study this material. Log onto: www.wildmedu.org for more information.