A toddler from the United States is fighting for his life after being stung more than 150 times by wasps.
Two-year-old Beckham Reed was riding an electric toy car with his cousins in Georgia when he accidentally hit a yellow jackets nest.
The swarm quickly covered him from head to toe, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family.
When he was rushed to hospital, Beckham was given morphine and Benadryl and sent home after doctors found him appearing to breathe normally.
But less than 24 hours later, Beckham started turning yellow and his parents took him to Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick.
Medics said that Beckham, who was born with just one kidney, was having multi-organ failure, including his heart and liver.
Unlike bees, which can only sting once, wasps can sting multiple times, injecting painful venom with each strike.
While most wasp stings are not fatal, they can be potentially deadly, particularly for individuals with allergies or health complications.
Beckham was transferred to an intensive care unit at Memorial Savannah, where he was put on dialysis, ventilator support and critical IV medication.
“Due to his age and size and the amount of stings he had, his little body was unable to handle the amount of toxins in his body,” the fundraising page stated.
Beckham's condition has started to show signs of improvement and his family remains hopeful for further progress in his lab results.
Beckham’s father, Peyton, saved his son as he was ambushed by the wasps and was stung himself.
Meanwhile, Beckham’s mother, Mariah, is pregnant with her second child and the parents are not able to work while caring for him.
The GoFundMe page had raised more than $53,500 (£40,000) as of Sunday afternoon.
Tiffany Hewatt, the organiser of the fundraiser, said: “We ask God for healing and patience as the physicians say this will be a slow process.”
