how do u know when u have a spider bite? i woke up with big red bump on my chest and it hurt, 4or5days later its still there and now there is a black dot in the middle?? what kind of spider bit me.....its not a brown recluse or black widow...?
2007-01-04 13:25:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
This "bump" could be any number of things: a skin infection, a blister, a rash, cancer, an allergic reaction, or a bite.
One thing I can tell you for certain is that regardless of what it is or what bit you, it isn't a medical emergency. If you want to schedule a doctor's appointment to see the bump and decide what to do about it, it would allay any fears or questions that you have about its origins.
Otherwise, I seriously doubt you are in any real danger considering that it has lasted 4-5 days without incident. The majority of recorded cases of bites from recluses, black widows, etc. are non-lethal encounters. Generally, the bites leave small scars that can be semi-repaired with plastic surgery, if it's significant. Four to five days after the fact, the doctor wouldn't be able to do much with a spider bite.
What to do about it is up to you.
2007-01-05 06:50:11 · answer #1 · answered by christophermalachite 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is there two bits within cm of each other? Four or five days if it was a recluse or a widow you would know it by now!! We have these and the kids freak out when they see them and I take care of them.
One of my sons was bit by a spider and the bite swelled about five six inches, it was like a huge zit. The doctors gave me a pill to give to him and one day it burst open. Really sick!
Put alcohol on it. Keep it clean. After shave lotion will take away the itch. The two holes is how one can tell it is a spider, like a vampire bite you see on TV.
2007-01-04 21:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definately see a doctor!
It could have been a brown recluse: I've seen pictures of their bites, and they look like you've described.
2007-01-05 10:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have your doctor check for staph infection, particularly if you take or have taken a lot of antibiotics.
2007-01-04 22:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i did some research and i couldn't find anything bad about it, or what it was, but im not sure, i would suggest going to a doctor...........Good luck
2007-01-04 21:38:51 · answer #5 · answered by robert 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if it were a black widow you could be dead right now
2007-01-04 21:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by super steve 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋