Spider Bite Symptoms, Treatments & More

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Reviewed: dr. vanta

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6. Brown Recluse Spider Bites

A brown recluse spider bite causes pain, itching, burning and/or redness at the site of the bite. These symptoms may intensify over several hours. Other possible symptoms include nausea or vomiting, fever, rash, headache and body aches.²‘Spider Bites.’ Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 15 May 2019, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spider-bites/symptoms-causes/syc-20352371.^,3‘Default - Stanford Children’s Health.’ Stanford Children’s Health - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=spider-bites-85-P00860.

To prevent infection, a brown recluse spider bite should be cleaned each day using povidone-iodine solution. Soaking the area in sterile saline solution three times a day is helpful as well.¹‘Spider Bites: Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention.’ Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16639-spider-bites. In most cases, the bite heals on its own within a week.²‘Spider Bites.’ Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 15 May 2019, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spider-bites/symptoms-causes/syc-20352371.