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What happens if a jellyfish stings your tongue?

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If the person has been stung in the mouth or placed tentacles in their mouth and are having voice changes, difficulty swallowing, or swelling of the tongue or lips. If the sting happened to someone who is very young or old. If the sting involves a large area of the body, the face, or genitals. read more

If it's the right species and you're far from treatment it might even kill you. Your tongue will probably swell up and block your beathing. And then you'll only have a minute or two to decide if you want someone to piss in your mouth. If you're not into that try to swim with your mouth closed, especially in the ocean. read more

The progressive effects of a jellyfish sting may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, lymph node swelling, abdominal pain, numbness/tingling, and muscle spasms. Severe reactions can cause difficulty breathing, coma, and death. A sting from a box jellyfish or other venomous types of jellyfish can cause death in minutes. read more

Jellyfish are even found in America, off the southeast coast of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. What Happens When a Jellyfish Stings. As soon as a jellyfish contacts the skin, its stinging cells called nematocysts will discharge all its venoms through thousands of barbed tubules into the skin. read more

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