Pat -Originally Posted by Patrick Long
Different venoms have different effects - neurotoxic, hemotoxic, cytotoxic, etc.
Allergic reactions to a venom are separate from the specific reactions from the components of the venom.
If you and I get the same bite from a FWC, we may have mild swelling and pain from the venom. If I'm allergic, then perhaps I have wheezing, itchy hives and maybe even worse symptoms.
That has nothing to do with the venom being more potent to me as opposed to you. It just means I have an allergy to a component in it.
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