Brown Recluse Spider Bite

[Stylopidae]

this would need to be tested thoroughly though.

In the BR literature, they dissect the venom glands out of the spiders and avoid the fangs entirely.

It has, however been hypothesized that BR venom was attained through horizontal gene transfer from a cornebacterium (sp?) But I've yet to see anything convincing.

 

[sharpfang]

O.k.

You guys are freaking me Out!

How do I keep from getting such a CRAZY bacterial Infection, when scrapped -or- cut ? How come many of these infections, start w/ a reported Bite

I get little cuts and such scratches on occasions through Life.....Why did some of these individuals get these terrible Infections Freaky.....I don't wanna ever have!.....Where are these Bacteria lurking ? O.K. Nevermind....I am tripping out just thinking about it a little. *yuck* :barf:

*Edited*
Thanx to above Post info Cody.....I do Not like those little Grapes of Bacteria....ONLY the ones in the Wine Country here
Toxic Shock sounds scary.....I already made appt. for my Tetnus shot....has been awhile....20 years exactly.... What a creepy thread
Glad you didn't get bit by BBQ spider.....I will be cooking up Back-ribs and more Pheasant, today :} I certainly hope that nobody using AB, get's bitten in BR country, to learn effects.

 

[codykrr]

Well staph is everywhere. you can get it from numerous places.

http://www.medicinenet.com/staph_infection/article.htm

for necrotizing fasciitis

http://www.nnff.org/nnff_factsheet.htm

both are very common bacteria to come across surprisingly.

you know what is weird though.

tonight i was grilling i fired the grill up, stepped inside and felt something fall on my arm. i looked and sure enough it was a BR juvi about the size of a dime.

i tried to catch it but it fell off somewhere on the sidewalk out side and dissapeared. kinda freaky i was just talking about them.

but we have them bad here in Missouri. i can go flipping rocks and find 10 to 15 in my area.

 

[PhobeToPhile]

Well, I would say simply getting *tested* and not self diagnosing so you can get what, if any, proper treatment is available, and getting it EARLY on and NOT when it reaches the disfiguring stage (if they do have to cut flesh off you, better a dime sized chunk than your whole hand right?). I think that's half the problem-people might be waiting until they get the disfigurement to see a doctor. Also, applying antiseptic immeidately to any bite or puncture wound is never a bad idea, if you can it get far down enough into the wound-that's the tricky part. And of course, making sure you get tested if you think you're showing symptoms.

And yeah, I got pretty freaked out when I learned of these flesh eating bacteria myself back in 8th grade.

 

[Kris-wIth-a-K]

now remember... This is after the bite has gotten infected and neglegence. This could have been avoided if caughted earlier. On a spot like that. It's kinda hard to miss.. Looks pretty rad though.

 

[spider pest]

Were the "I's" not clear enough?

YES, it was me!

added: It was a spider bite, but I had not seen a brown recluse until that time. Hence the Until I put two and two together.

Frankly, they were not clear enough, and still aren't. Are you saying that you "put two and two together" because you saw a spider, then later assumed it had bitten you, or did you see/feel it bite you?