Then, remember the acronym RICE, advises Rick Vetter, a world-renowned expert on spider envenomation and a retired research associate at the University of California Riverside. (You can contact the national Poison Help Hotline at 1-80 or text POISON to 797979 to save the number in your phone.) Non-venomous spider bites don't typically require medical treatment, but if you're worried, you can always call your local poison control center "to put your mind at ease," Weber adds. Mark the date on your calendar, says Weber, who is also director of the poison center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, and keep your eye on how the bite progresses for any signs of infection. The majority of spider bites are from nonvenomous spiders, so the best first aid is to clean the area with soap and water and apply an antibiotic ointment. Read on to learn more about types of spiders that bite and their symptoms and treatments. That will help identify the best way to treat your bite. That said, if you do get bitten by a spider, try to catch it (without getting bitten again) so it can be identified by an expert. "And sometimes, it might not even be a spider bite." In fact, up to 90% of the bumps people attribute to spiders are actually caused by something else. Weber, director of the Missouri Poison Center in St.
"People get over-alarmed when they have a spider bite," says registered pharmacist Julie A.
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The rest of the spiders out there-while they may be pretty ugly and can even bite-aren't harmful.įor more on skin conditions, check out our Skin Conditions Center Of all the things to be afraid of, spiders and spider bites don't need be at the top of your list for very important health reasons: Only two spiders in the US are actually venomous, and they don't bite often and hardly ever kill or even injure humans.
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