[pct-l] spider bites.

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening,

For my (presumed) hobo spider bite the Doc prescribed a heavy-duty
antibiotic against the possibility it might have been one of the nasty staph
infections.  He did not say the spider carried staph but that staph damage
can be mistaken for spider venom effects.  He also took some juice right out
of the swollen bite area with a big, long needle to have it analyzed.

Steel-Eye


On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Dan Africk <danstheman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've heard enough horror stories about brown recluse bites that I will
> definitely see a doctor if I ever get a serious bite. But I've never heard
> anything about the venom containing bacteria, or being treated with
> antibiotics. Are you saying that if I get what appears to be a brown
> recluse
> bit I should take antibiotics? I know that staph infections, which can get
> pretty nasty, are often mistaken for spider bites, and for these its
> definitely a good idea to take strong antibiotics ASAP.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Georgi Heitman <bobbnweav at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > If not attended to by good professional medics and strong antibiotics, a
> > spider bite can be an extremely serious problem....  A hiker from 2006
> might
> > weigh in on his experience if he's on this list.  And if the antibiotics
> > don't get started w/in a short amount of time following the bite...the
> > person with the bite will be pretty darn sick, ie., high temp, diarrhea,
> > dehydration, the list can go on and on, even after the meds are started.
> > That person should NEVER be left to deal w/ this problem alone.
> >
> > GB...are you out there?
> > FireFly from Old Station, Shasta Co. CA
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