"When this small amount of venom is diffused throughout the body of a healthy, mature human, it usually does not amount to a fatal dose (though it can produce the very unpleasant symptoms of Latrodectism). Deaths in healthy adults from Latrodectus bites are relatively rare in terms of the number of bites per thousand people. Only 63 deaths were reported in the United States between 1950 and 1989 (Miller, 1992). On the other hand, the geographical range of the widow spiders is very great. As a result, far more people are exposed, world-wide, to widow bites than are exposed to bites of more dangerous spiders, so the highest number of deaths world-wide are caused by members of their genus. Widow spiders have more potent venom than most spiders, and prior to the development of antivenom, 5% of reported bites result in fatalities."
2006-09-05 03:47:31
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answer #1
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answered by Hockey, Guns & Beer 3
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The black widow spider produces a protein venom that affects the victim’s nervous system. Some people are slightly affected by the venom, but others may have a severe response. The first symptom is acute pain at the site of the bite though there may only be a minimal local reaction.
2006-09-05 10:51:46
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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You will be envenomated with a dose of poison. The good news is that if you are in good health you will be able able to withstand the toxins and survive the bite. If you are allergic to the venom you may go into shock.
2006-09-05 10:53:17
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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it will create another widow to this world.
2006-09-05 10:46:43
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answer #4
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answered by Phantom of the Opera 4
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http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Latrodectus_hesperus.html
2006-09-05 10:51:26
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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Go to......
2006-09-05 11:06:39
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answered by mystic_chez 4
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How kinky!! :p
2006-09-05 10:53:01
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answered by Ya no estoy en Y!R por Facebook! 6
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