Question 1

if bitten by a brown recluse spider and left untreated what usually happens to it?

Accepted Answer

Necrosis: The problem with this type of spider is the venom causes necrosis (death) of tissue. However, there really isn't a medicine that has been shown to stop this damage. Right now the best care is meticulous wound care.

Question 2

is it possible to get bitten by a brown recluse spider and not get any symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: A brown recluse bite is usually painful and itchy. If you have no symptoms you may have been bitten by something else.

Question 3

what do i do if i think i've been bitten by a brown recluse spider? er?!

Accepted Answer

Wash area: Go to er if nausea, vomiting, fever, rashes, and muscle and joint pain develops or if bite area turns red or black.

Question 4

i have been bitten by what appears to be a brown recluse spider.  the bite is on or very near the veins on my wrist.  can this be serious?

Accepted Answer

See derm: Yes, it usually will turn black and spread. See your dermatologist for treatment and evaluation.

Question 5

i was bitten by what i think was a brown recluse spider on my inner ankle about 7 years ago and had a really bad reaction, including blackened skin. is it possible, 7 years later, to have swelling and serious pain in the spot where the bite was ?

Accepted Answer

: not very likely. Good Luck

Question 6

is it possible to get bitten by a black widow or brown recluse spider and not know it? i've seen a few in my house before, can they kill me?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: It is hilly doubtful you saw both of these spiders, but not impossible. They can inflict quite a bite, usually not deadly, but with serious consequences that require medical intervention. If you think you have them in the house, have a professional exterminator deal with the problem. 
Good luck from nyc.

Question 7

a normal 17 yr old. who gets bitten by black widow or brown recluse spider. does he require treatment?

Accepted Answer

Find out which one: It's important to find out which one as they require very different treatments. Black widows have a neurotoxic venom that can attack the respiratory system. Brown recluse (fiddle-back or violin spiders) have a hemotoxic venom that causes necrosis and ulcer formation. Both require treatment. See your doc right away.

Question 8

if you have an untreated systemic reaction to a brown recluse spider bite can you continue to have systemic problems?

Accepted Answer

Yes : Fever , chills and collapse --- get thee to a physician.

Question 9

can a brown recluse spider hurt when they bite you?

Accepted Answer

There is often no: Pain when they actually bite you.A blister develops with swelling. It then enlarges, hardens ; becomes red. This develops into an ulcer. Other symptoms may include: nausea, vomiting, joint pain, fevers, chills and possibly a rash over the body with small red to purple dots. This can be a painful condition.

Question 10

will a brown recluse spider hurt when they bite you?

Accepted Answer

My story: I was bit by a brown recluse over twenty years ago. It did not hurt when bit.  But i went on to have fever, swelling of my arm, necrosis of tissue around the bite and i had musculo-skeletal pain all over. I basically felt like roadkill. My understanding is that some people don't have much of reaction to it.

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I was bitten by what i think was a brown recluse spider on my inner ankle about 7 years ago and had a really bad reaction, including blackened skin. is it possible, 7 years later, to have swelling and serious pain in the spot where the bite was ?

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Is it possible to get bitten by a black widow or brown recluse spider and not know it? i've seen a few in my house before, can they kill me?

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