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  2. Arthropod bites and stings - Wikipedia

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    A bite is defined as coming from the mouthparts of the arthropod. The bite consists of both the bite wound and the saliva. The saliva of the arthropod may contain anticoagulants, as in insects and arachnids which feed from blood. Feeding bites may also contain anaesthetic, to prevent the bite from being felt.

  3. Coxal gland - Wikipedia

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    Coxal gland and its components. The coxal gland is a gland found in some arthropods, for collecting and excreting urine. They are found in all arachnids (with the exception of some Acari), and in other chelicerates, such as horseshoe crabs. [1] The coxal gland is thought to be homologous with the antennal gland of crustaceans.

  4. Animal bite - Wikipedia

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    Human bites are the third most frequent type of bite after dog and cat bites. [6] Dog bites are commonplace, with children the most commonly bitten and the face and scalp the most common target. [14] About 4.7 million dog bites are reported annually in the United States. [15] The US estimated annual count of animal bites is 250,000 human bites ...

  5. Vets warn dog owners about potentially deadly bacteria ...

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    A list of possible symptoms a dog with Lepto may exhibit are fever, sore muscles, reluctance to move, shivering, weakness, a runny nose, increased thirst and urination and a lack of appetite.

  6. White spot syndrome - Wikipedia

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    White spot syndrome (WSS) is a viral infection of penaeid shrimp.The disease is highly lethal and contagious, killing shrimp quickly. Outbreaks of this disease have wiped out the entire populations of many shrimp farms within a few days, in places throughout the world.

  7. Loxoscelism - Wikipedia

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    Loxoscelism may present with local and whole-body symptoms: Necrotic cutaneous loxoscelism is the medical term for the skin only reaction of loxoscelism. It is characterized by a localized necrotic wound at the site of bite. The majority of Loxosceles bites result in minor skin irritation that heals in one week. [1]

  8. Shohei Ohtani undergoes shoulder surgery after playing ...

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    Ohtani struggled to make hard contact for the rest of the series, however, and that now makes a bit more sense. He went a combined 1-for-14 with no extra-base hits in Games 3, 4 and 5 after ...

  9. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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    The bite of Steatoda grossa may cause nausea, widespread but short lived intense pain, muscle spasms, fatigue, necrotizing or infected wound sites and malaise; [22] the medical community now refers to the symptoms of Steatoda bites as steatodism. [23]