Printed from ACP-ASIM Online. Nearly half of those who used alternative treatments discussed them with their physicians. The most common reason for patients not discussing their use was that physicians did not ask. Fire Ants Can Attack People in Their Homes or Health Care Facilities Fire ants, which arrived in the U.S. about 60 years ago, have spread across the Southeastern U.S. and have been spotted in some Western states.
Fire ants attack humans when their ant mounds are disturbed.
Authors say that when a fire ant is found indoors, both the buildings and grounds should be carefully inspected. Until the fire ants are eliminated, infants and bedridden people should be considered at risk for fire ant attack and should be carefully supervised.