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  2. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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    The Centers for Disease Control [45] blamed the hobo spider in three reports of necrotic "bites" in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between 1988 and 1996. Studies performed by arachnologist Darwin Vest reported that this spider's venom caused significant necrotic effects in laboratory animals.

  3. Spider bite - Wikipedia

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    A spider bite, also known as arachnidism, is an injury resulting from the bite of a spider. The effects of most bites are not serious. [1] Most bites result in mild symptoms around the area of the bite. [1] Rarely they may produce a necrotic skin wound or severe pain. [2]: 455 Most spiders do not cause bites that are of importance. [1]

  4. Loxoscelism - Wikipedia

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    There have been documented cases of homes having very large populations of brown recluse spiders for many years without any of the human inhabitants being bitten. For this reason, L. reclusa bites are relatively rare, but, because its range overlaps human habitation, its bite is the cause of loxoscelism in North America. [citation needed]

  5. 20 Common Pictures of Bug Bites and How to Identify Their ...

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    Understanding the symptoms of a brown recluse spider bite can be life-altering. "Some brown recluse spider bites can cause severe, local reactions with necrotic tissue," Dr. Giangreco says. These ...

  6. What do spider bites look like? Know these important warning ...

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    Black widow and brown recluse spider bites can cause more severe symptoms and, in rare cases, death, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say. If you're bitten by one of these spiders ...

  7. Which Pennsylvania spiders are dangerous to humans? How ... - AOL

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    While roughly 3,000 species of spiders are found throughout the U.S., very few pose a direct threat to humans. Spider bites are rare, and medically significant incidents are even less common ...

  8. Arthropod bites and stings - Wikipedia

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    Less frequently, venomous spider bites are also associated with morbidity and mortality in humans. Most arthropod stings involve Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees). While the majority of Hymenoptera stings are locally painful, their associated venom rarely cause toxic reactions unless victims receive many stings at once.

  9. Latrodectism - Wikipedia

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    Latrodectism (/ l æ t r ə ˈ d ɛ k t ɪ z əm /) is the illness caused by the bite of Latrodectus spiders (the black widow spider and related species). Pain, muscle rigidity, vomiting, and sweating are the symptoms of latrodectism.

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