» BLACK WIDOW SPIDER BITE

This is the case of a deadly female bite; and the female black widow spider bite CAN BE letal, but mostly to young children or senior adults. These days, however, modern treatments make the bite of this kind of spider a less dangerous incident. The bite gives no pain at the very instant, yet becomes a very painful subject at short term. At first, it appears as if we were injured by a pin.

But quickly, the venom running and spreading through the veins attacks the nervous system, and so the victim is rendered with swelling, reddening, nausea, stomachache, muscular spasm, thorax cramps, abdomen and leg cramps, as well as contractions and deep general pain.

With time, the venom strikes the nervous terminals, making it hard to breathe and swallow. The symptoms get worse if the patient is not taken care of : it produces chills, sweating, convulsions, deep nausea, headache, fever and paralysis, though most cases do not grow so severe.

In pregnant women, the Black Widow Spider bite can cause contractions and premature delivery.

The victim must be urgently carried away to an emergency room for inmediate treatment.

SEE ALSO : more about bite symptoms and first aid procedures in the link on the left
SEE ALSO : bite pictures available in the link in the menu

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