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Hi Dave,
Spider bites can transmit streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria. I had a
spider bit on my right hand this summer which led to cellulitis. About 60%
of the skin on my upper hand was very swollen and red. More information
about cellulitis (symptoms, causes, treatment) can be found on the website
of the Mayo Clinic.
John
-----Original Message----- From: David & Alison Webster
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 6:56 PM
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Spider/centipede (?) bite
Dear All, Aug 30, 2015
On Aug 17 I brought in a load of wood and carried some armloads of small
to the truck in the crook of my left arm. When I got home and washed I found
a red raised area on my left forearm, distal of the elbow crease by about 1
cm; dull red, about as large as a quarter and raised about 3 mm in the
middle. The next day the joints of my left hand, digits and wrist, ached
noticably but only a few hours that one day. Over the following 13 days the
red area has gradually become fainter and lower; now still almost quarter
sized but barely present .
I was not aware of having been stung where the reddish area is but the
wood tier was also a red ant apartment and I had many ant bites; a mild
sting would have been dismissed as just another ant bite.
There frequently are spiders in these wood shelters and sometimes
centipedes. So I am wondering if any of our species might be able to do
this; cause these symptoms without a noticable (painful) sting.
There is no halo and I eliminated deer tick because it is not like a
tick
to bite and run.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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had a spider bit on my right hand this summer which led to cellulitis. =
About 60% of the skin on my upper hand was very swollen and red. More =
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David & Alison Webster<br>Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 6:56 =
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load of wood and carried some armloads of small<br>to the truck in the =
crook of my left arm. When I got home and washed I found<br>a red raised =
area on my left forearm, distal of the elbow crease by about 1<br>cm; =
dull red, about as large as a quarter and raised about 3 mm in =
the<br>middle. The next day the joints of my left hand, digits and =
wrist, ached<br>noticably but only a few hours that one day. Over the =
following 13 days the<br>red area has gradually become fainter and =
lower; now still almost quarter<br>sized but barely present =
.<br><br> I was not aware of having been stung where the =
reddish area is but the<br>wood tier was also a red ant apartment and I =
had many ant bites; a mild<br>sting would have been dismissed as just =
another ant bite.<br><br> There frequently are spiders in =
these wood shelters and sometimes<br>centipedes. So I am wondering if =
any of our species might be able to do<br>this; cause these symptoms =
without a noticable (painful) sting.<br><br> There is no halo =
and I eliminated deer tick because it is not like a<br>tick<br>to bite =
and run.<br><br>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p =
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