[extropy-chat] BIO: Spider Bites

[Kevin Freels]

Until today, I have never been bitten by a spider. As soon as it happened, I began to search for the proper treatment. What I found was very disappointing. Apparently, our technology is still at such a low level that we don;t even have a treatment for spider bites. Nothing has been developed to counter the venom of any of the spiders that could have been the cause of the bite. The tretments consist of making sure I don;t apply heat because this increases tissue damage, not applying topical steroids, keeping ice on it to ease the pain and swelling, possibly taking antihistamines to reduce itching, and taking ibuprofen for pain. 

Other than that, I simply have to ride it out. Whatever damage is going to occur to the skin over the next several days is pretty much inevitable. All I can do is try to prevent secondary infection. Singularity seems awfully far away at a time like this.
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