[extropy-chat] BIO: Spider Bites

[Emlyn]

We have some decent antivenom treatments in Australia, but then the
spiders are a bit more problematic. Funnelweb spiders can ruin your
whole day. Redbacks aren't much fun either.

http://www.avru.unimelb.edu.au/avruweb/spiderfa.htm#funnel%20webs

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Emlyn

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----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Freels <megaquark at hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:12:05 -0500
Subject: [extropy-chat] BIO: Spider Bites
To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>


 
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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