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Health & Harmony: Awareness can prevent ocean stings, and lifeguards can treat them

Posted by The Coastal Star on August 1, 2023 at 11:47

12175303453?profile=RESIZE_710xThe Portuguese man-of-war (above) and jellyfish can deliver painful stings. Photo provided

By Jan Engoren

Worldwide, more than 150 million people are stung by jellyfish each year (hundreds fatally), according to a July 2019 story in The Washington Po

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