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This is just a practice to see what citing is like.

Stings


Jellyfish are armed with nematocysts, a type of specialized stinging cell . Contact with a jellyfish tentacle can trigger millions of nematocysts to pierce the skin and inject venom, but only some species' venom causes an adverse reaction in humans. In a study published in Communications Biology, researchers found a jellyfish species called Cassiopea xamachana which when triggered will release tiny balls of cells that swim around the jellyfish stinging everything in their path. Researchers described these as "self-propelling microscopic grenades" and named them cassiosomes.

The effects of stings range from mild discomfort to extreme pain and death. Most jellyfish stings are not deadly, but stings of some box jellyfish (Irukandji jellyfish), such as the sea wasp, can be deadly. Stings may cause anaphylaxis (a form of shock), which can be fatal. Jellyfish kill 20 to 40 people a year in the Philippines alone. In 2006 the Spanish Red Cross treated 19,000 stung swimmers along the Costa Brava.

Vinegar (3–10% aqueous acetic acid) may help with box jellyfish stings but not the stings of the Portuguese man o' war. There is low certainity evidence from one study that vinegar may also make the skin appear worse. Salt water may help if vinegar is unavailable. Immersing the sting in hot water may be the most effective way to reduce the pain from a Physalia sting. Covering it with an iced pack may help significantly relieve pain as well. Rubbing wounds, or using alcohol, ammonia, fresh water, or urine is not advised, as they can encourage the release of more venom. Clearing the area of jelly and tentacles reduces nematocyst firing. Scraping the affected skin, such as with the edge of a credit card, may remove remaining nematocysts. Once the skin has been cleaned of nematocysts, hydrocortisone cream applied locally reduces pain and inflammation. Antihistamines may help to control itching. Immunobased antivenins are used for serious box jellyfish stings.

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Looks great so far. Just a few quick tips:


 * 1) References go after the punctuation like this. 
 * 2) For stating a result that has really low quality of evidence, it usually makes sense to include the certainity. For example, I see in the abstract the following "Treatment with vinegar or Adolph's meat tenderizer compared with hot water made skin appear worse (one trial, 25 participants, RR 0.31, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.72; low-quality evidence)." I made a suggestion in your above text, in bold. Please feel free to modify, this is just an idea!
 * 3) You can add a wikilink to technical terms. E.g.: nematocysts, a type of specialized stinging cell. Wikilinks can be added by highlighting the term and then clicking the "link" button that is beside the cite. it looks like a small chain link and when pressed it searches Wikipedia for articles related to your term. JenOttawa (talk) 14:55, 8 July 2021 (UTC)