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Can you die from spider bites?

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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.

Answered 10/9/2016

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not usually - but: possible if allergic. A black widow bite can cause pain that spreads to chest, abdomen or back which may be associated with abdominal cramping. There may be intense sweating near the wound or involving an effected extremity. Brown recluse spider's bite can cause no reaction, a mild reaction, an immediate or a delayed reaction. With a significant reaction a which blister appears after bit. The >

Answered 6/14/2017

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