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Is it possible to get bitten by a brown recluse spider and not get any symptoms?
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Unlikely: A brown recluse bite is usually painful and itchy. If you have no symptoms you may have been bitten by something else.
Answered 8/28/2013
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No: You would need to have a painful bite with puncture wounds. Only 10% go on to get tissue necrosis. Get tetanus prophylaxis since some of the spiders carry clostridium tetanus spores.
Answered 7/16/2017
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