What does a jellyfish do to human skin?

Answer 1

I just was snorkeling at Jamestown, RI, and there were thousands of little spherical jellyfish about 1cm in diameter with tentacles about 3 in long. when you touched the body of the jellyfish, the tentacles shrunk up to about a cm. They didn't seem like they stung, but when driving back home, I lost my voice due to a small amount of inflammation in the back of my throat. Can't say for sure that it was the jellyfish, but seems likely.

Answer 2

According to emedicinehealth.com: Symptoms include an intense, stinging pain, itching, rash, and raised welts. The progressive effects of a jellyfish sting may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, lymph node swelling, abdominal pain, numbness/tingling, and muscle spasms. Severe reactions can cause difficulty breathing, coma, and death. A sting from a box jellyfish or other venomous types of jellyfish can cause death in minutes.

Answer 3

if you touch the jellyfish's legs which are the long string-like gel that hangs from a big bubble which is there head . touching the head does not do anything but comming across the legs you will get stung and the sting will stay there till you put pee on where it stung you or take a hot shower . it sometimes will leave a rash .