Question 1

pictures of brown recluse spider bite suggest i have one. what do i do?

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See doc: The brown recluse (loxoceles reclusa) can cause a variety of symptoms after a bite, however, a lot of the time, the bite is minor.  If the area is becoming painful, oozing, blistering, or necrotic (black dead tissue), or if you have any systemic signs like nausea, vomiting, fevers, muscle pain or other problems, then you should see a physician asap.

Question 2

worried about spider bite brown recluse spider bite pictures appreciated?

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Depends: This depends on the stage and severity of the bite.  See http://www.Emedicinehealth.Com/spider_bite_brown_recluse_spider_bite/page11_em.Htm for pictures of the most severe bites and the spider and it's range.  Please note that most bites do not reach these last stages!

Question 3

what does a black widow spider bite look like? can you include a picture?

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Black widow: The female black widow spider is considered the most venomous spider in North America. The venom of the black widow spider is 15 times as toxic as the venom of the prairie rattlesnake.

Question 4

what is the best way to treat the spider bites in my armpit i have picture if it helps?

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Spider bites: HealthTap's free, public site is for education. We are not able to provide you with referrals, assessments, diagnoses or treatment on this portion of HealthTap. We can't down load your photographs. It would be highly unusual to have multiple axillary bites from spiders.

Question 5

how do spider bites on humans look like?

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Variable.: Spider bites can have variable appearances. It might cause a pink or red bump with no symptoms. Or it could itch or be painful. Venomous spiders may cause  significant pain radiating far from the site, cramping, sweating, necrosis of tissue or worse if there is an allergic reaction.

Question 6

can a black widow spider bite kill a human?

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Black widow: Latrodectus mactans or black widow bites leading to death are exceeding rare.

Question 7

how to heal spider bites?

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Spider Bites: Staph: Almost all 'spider bites' now a days are the dangerous methicillin resistant staph aureus". (mrsa). 

Mrsa (mersa) can get very dangerous very quickly.  Please get in to see your family doctor urgently.

Question 8

can you die from spider bites?

Accepted Answer

Rarely: There are a few spiders with venom lethal enough to cause death but even the most famous, the black widow, usually will make you sick but not kill you.  Most bites cause local pain and irritation and the  brown recluse can cause a serious necrosis but death is rare from any of these.

Question 9

is stingose good for spider bites?

Accepted Answer

No: If they are true spider bites, they require serious attention. If you did not see ; feel the spider it was something else. Sometimes minor irritations or insect bites are casually passed of as spider bites without any knowledge of this subject. I urge you to look up spider bites according to the area of the earth and the species of spiders. If you are in the netherlands, there are no spiders that.

Question 10

what are symptoms of spider bites in the u.s.?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Anything from minor itching and redness, to crusting, oozing and in a few cases severe skin and soft tissue breakdown.  It depends upon the species.

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