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A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke. There are three types of burns:
Cause of Fire Ant Sting Reactions. 1  The ant's stinger injects venom into the skin. 2  The venom is what causes all the symptoms. 3  A fire ant attaches to the skin with its jaws and swivels its body. It stings multiple times with its back stinger.  One fire ant can leave a semi-circular pattern of more than one sting.