Spider Bites – Spiders, Ticks and Scorpions

The spider bites, usually, produce minor annoyances in the case of non-poisonous spiders. Instead, Scorpio If living well in desert areas in wet areas of Spain. This spider will attack only if they feel threatened or bothered because it has highly developed sense of Self-protection.

Usually small and do not reach the 15cm, articulated in his abdomen but small deposit existeun contains poison and inoculated through a stinger at the end of its tail. The animal is very strong and resilient, adapting to any extreme weather.

Its poison varies with species, although generally they local reaction and temporary discomfort. In some countries, their venom can be mortal or it can lead to serious complications in infants and children.

Are biting on hands and feet as a response to a reaction (for them to assault) by us. The first thing we notice is a Severe pain, swelling and redness in the area. This is general for scorpions, spiders and ticks.

To prevent scorpion sting, one of the most popular recommendations is not to move or lift stones of medium size or larger may be because under the spider. In areas where the presence of scorpions is customary, then before we dress clothes and must sacudirla, as well as flip the shoe to ensure that is not within.

If we just itching, first we must do is:

• Clean the wound
• Disinfect the wound
• Top with ice covered with a scarf or cold packs
• The affected limb will remain at rest (the person also)
• Observe any changes in the.
• Contact the nearest medical facility.

In the case of spiders, we will consider only the most dangerous species indicating in which country or region is as a means indicative for the prevention and treatment that is virtually the same as for snake bites:

• Atrax Robustus – Australia (East Coast)
• Black Widow Latrodectus tredecimguttatus or – Europe (Including Spain) – Thing
• Latrodectus hasselti – Australia
• Latrodectus mactans – Argentina, Chile, Mexico and El Salvador (usually live in America)
• Loxosceles laeta – South America, Central, Finland and Australia
• Loxosceles reclusa – America in general
• Phoneutria nigriventer – Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay
• Phoneutria phera – Peru and Brazil
• Sicariidae – Global distribution
• Theridiidae – Global distribution

The tick are also arachnids (arthropods hematófogos), but smaller than the scorpions. Their staple food it gets from the blood of mammals including man. Unlike insects, they do not bite but transient remain on the skin of animal parasites. The most dangerous from the point of view of health, is that besides sucking blood layers of skin piercing and introduce part of his body nailed to keep continuously sucking, causing risk of infection and parasite transmission.

It usually occurs in the months of spring (end of April and May) and the larvae live in the grass that grows, hoping to snag an animal. If we find that We have been bitten by a tick, most are that he is alive and attached to our skin armpits, by the English they are hot and humid areas.

To pluck, should be dead before. It is usually used insecticide type products or even drowning in oil. Then, is held by forceps while the part where head inserted and stretches from one block to avoid breaking. Immediately, proceed to clean and disinfect the wound. Thus, this summary for:

Treatment of tick bite:

• Removing the tick with tweezers by pulling (Avoid using your fingers or a tissue)
• If it is, and is the head or chapter where the salivary glands, this area must be removed with a scalpel so that in future the possibility exists that results in paralysis neurotoxic.
• Administration of antibiotics (the most widely used and usually doxycycline is first treatment for Lyme disease and spotted fever).