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Trivia # 311: lethal horsefly bite

25 November, 2015
Toxicological trivia from Novenber 25, 2015: Horseflies are members of the tabanidae family of insects. While the bloodsucking female’s bite can be a vector for disease and cause painful rashes, swellings and infections, hosts generally make a full recovery. In an article we published that a man 48-year-old after a horsefly bite,  went into anaphylactic shock and died within minutes. This case  is considered:a) A common case; b) A rare case;c) A extremely rare case. 
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