Spider bite on forehead What do i do?

Question

area around bite is stiff but not red

Answer 1

Go to your local emergency room. Some spider bites are highly toxic.

Answer 2

Umm yeah well first off you cna figure out if ther are even any dangerous spiders in your area. If you live in an area with black widows or brown recluses, like North Carolina, than you might want to look up information on what the bites look like immediatel after being bitten. If you live in an area devoid of those animals, or other deadly spiders, don't even worry about it, most spider bites do little harm at all, occassionally you're get one that'll hurt for a few days, or will make your limb go a bit numb or weak for a little while, but they're usually totally harmless. Spiders prey upon animals so much smaller than you that most have venom that barely even effects people.

If you do live in an area with the Brown reclus or Black widow, check it in a few hours, both have very distict charactereistics, which can be found in detail online or in a field guide to wilderness or spiders.

Answer 3

I was bitten by a spider once. I did not go see a doctor; I wish I did though. At the time, it did not even cross my mind that it was an insect bite. Needless to say, the area that was bitten started swelling up the next 2 days. My body started fighting the virus and I had a feverish reaction. I thought I was coming down with a cold. Anyway, to make a long story short, I am lucky to be alive! I did not go see a doctor because I was jobless at the time and did not have health insurance. Looking back, it would have been worth the $$$. So please, go see a doctor because you never know what sort of poison that little bastard left behind. Hope that helps

Answer 4

Go to the doctor tell them you were bite my an unidentified spider. They'll put you on a full spectrum of antibiotics. You'll be fun, but make sure to go to get the swelling down.

Answer 5

are you sure it was a spider? The emergency room docs will want the spider or a description.