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A hornet sting can trigger sharp pain, tissue damage, and serious systemic problems such as the destruction of red blood cells and cardiac dysfunction, any of which can be fatal.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

On Feb. 1, Megwa was doing a lateral shuffling drill and felt a sharp pain in his left knee.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Sandra Cartagena, 44, a housekeeper at Hotel Figueroa, said she was in the middle of a conversation with a co-worker on Sunday morning when she felt a sharp pain in her left arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2024

He said that as he crossed the river on Friday and stepped onto U.S. soil — his 3-year-old son on his shoulders and his wife following them — he felt a sharp pain.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023

I felt a sharp pain in my hip; then it was over.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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