American woman fights for life after being attacked by 80 000 bees

An 50-year-old woman named Maria, who worked as a visiting cleaner at a house in Orange County, California, was bitterly bitten by tens of thousands of bees near her employer's house when she left the building and went to her car.

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Three firefighters, the owner of the house and his neighbor, together with the dog, rushed to help Mary, and were also stung many times by bees, but their damage is not so serious, writes The Daily Mail. A swarm of bees suddenly flew out of the gas meter, hidden behind bushes, and literally pounced on his victim.

Sara, the owner of the house. Photo: KAVS video frame

Employer Sarah and her son told how they tried to shout out to Maria and tell her to try to run away, how they tried to throw water at her to scare away the bees, but finally they called 911 when they realized that the swarm was continuing a terrible attack. In a desperate desire to save Maria, the firefighters first came running with fire extinguishers and without any protective equipment, so the insects also stung some of them.

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By the time the woman managed to fight off the swarm of aggressive bees, she was practically unconscious - according to firefighters, Maria was literally covered with bites from head to toe. Tony Bommarrito, a fire captain in Orange County, told reporters the incident was one of the worst of his career.

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The vast majority of people (about 90%) are not allergic to bee stings. Even so, more than 200 bites will seriously harm anyone. On average, a person can withstand about six bites for every pound (450 grams) of their weight, says entomologist Justin Schmidt. This means that a person weighing 150 pounds (68 kilograms) could survive 900 bites. But eight bites per pound and the chance of survival is already 50/50, the expert says.

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But bee venom aside, the risk becomes much higher if a person suffers from other health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease. Bee venom is almost 90 percent water, and the insects often choose fleshy skin that contains a lot of liquid. This allows the poison to enter the tissue faster, and the toxic substance melittin attacks red blood cells, causing them to burst, which ultimately leads to a drop in blood pressure and can end badly for those with unstable blood pressure.

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Maria is still undergoing treatment. Later, the Bee Busters bee hunters team discovered that the hive was hiding inside a gas meter near the house. According to their estimates, he was there for at least six months. Beehive experts removed.

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