Once upon a time, there was a village called the Threadfin Estuary. There was a big ancient tree which age for 100years. 15 years ago, a couple of bees came to the village.
Bee A : Oh Tree elder, can you take my wife and me in? Our population had been destroyed by a ferocious monster and we had no place to go.
Tree Elder : Sure. How can i help you?
Bee A : Can we make a bee hive on your tree arm?
Tree Elder : Hmmm,You can make whatever things on my tree arm but there was a circumstances.
Bee B : What can we do for you as the exchange?
Tree Elder : It's a easy job. You just have to disseminate my flower pollen when the Spring had arrived every year and you can get the honey as your extra reward.
Bee A and B : We will be glad to do that. Thank you for your kindness.
And, there goes the colony of bees. It grows bigger and bigger through out this 15 years. The villager is frightened and afraid of the bee swarm which maybe will attack them at anytime. So, they stay far from the tree to ensure not to interrupt the bee.
One day, there was a small kid who don't know anything about the history and existence of the bee hive on the ancient tree, playing around the tree by himself. Suddenly, he look upward, saw the hive and thought there was a thick dried mud stick on top of the tree. So, he had an idea to make the mud down by throwing stone on it. There were many misses for the stone as the hive is high. He feels annoying and then brought a slingshot from his house. Hence, the darkest day for the village had came when the kid shoot the mud and all the bees came out and invade the whole village. The villagers freak out and lock themselve at home for one week as there was no firemen on that area.
Somehow, the old man in the village is not informed for the disaster. One of the old man walked out from the house where the bees still hunting for revenge on anyone they saw. The unlucky villagers had stung by a lot of bees and passed out infront of his house. After the revenge, the bee had gone back to their partially damaged hive for repair. The villager hold a grudge against the bee. They work together and came out an idea to destroy the disaster. 3litre of diesel is poured on the surface of the hive and the diesel is lighted up. All the bees died and the tree had severely damaged. And, that day was the doom day for the bees colony and the old ancient tree.
~†The End†~
The Story above is a real story from my grandmother in her village. The reason i tell this story is to explain about the bee sting, the chemical inside it and how to treat it.
Bee Sting, is a stinger of the bee which is a very sharp barbed protusion. It joined to the venom sac which is a pocket containing bee's venom. When the bee sting on human skin, the skin is tough enough to rip off the sting from the bee and caused the near-instant death to the bee. However, upon death, the bee will release pheromones ( a chemical signal that will attract and trigger the natural response in another members from the same species) that alert the surrounding bees of imminent danger. The release of alarm pheromones will attract other bees from the hive to the location, where they will likewise exhibit defensive behaviors until the thread is no longer exist, typically because the victim has either fled or being killed. If you don't get out from the area with your most fastest ever speed, then you will get more free sting from the bees.
The venom inside the bee sting is called apitoxin, a bitter colourless liquid. Inside the venom, the deadliest part of the chemical in it is called phospholipase A2. It acts as an anticoagulant that prevent blood from clotting and causes the production of cortisol, a "stress" hormone by adrenal cortex. The toxin melittin is a principal active component of bee venom and is a powerful stimulator of phospholipase A2. It is a highly basic peptide which is cytotoxic or kill cells. Besides, there are other component in the venom that lead to destructive to the body. The dopamine and noradrenaline in the venom causes the heartbeat rate to rise very fast. While the histamine in the venom trigger the allergic response that sends a rush of blood and antibodies. The further inflammation on the skin is caused by hyaluronidase, a venom component that dilate the blood capillaries.
Those chemical component is able to bring up a lot of pain or even worse experience. One can go through anaphylactic shock, which the body seizes up the main function in order to prevent the allergens circulating throughout the whole system. The symptoms of the anaphylactic shock is
- hypotension (low blood pressure)
- angioedema ( swelling of lips, neck, face and throat)
- abdominal pain
- anxiety
- itching
- vomiting
- unconsciousness
- fainting
If the person is not treated quickly with a adrenaline shot ( an anti-depressant that boost up the heardbeat rate), he will eventually starting having seizures and even die.
Now, It's time for the treatment. Many traditional remedies have been suggested for the bee sting included the toothpaste, tea bag, urine, soap, onions, aspirin and etc. Neutralization of the bee sting is possible as bee sting is acidic. However, the venom is injected under the skin, deep into the tissues, the neutralization method is not effective and unlikely to occurs as the alkali can't reach into the tissue of the skin and react with the venom. The effective way to prevent swelling is application of ice pack on the bee sting site. This can slow down the circulation of the venom as reaction unable to carry out under low temperature. Of course, you must remove the stinger from the skin immediately before putting the ice pack. And lastly, the most effective way to cure the bee sting is seek for a doctor before the sickness get worse.
Don't let the bee kills you!
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