Black Widow venom can cause paralysis or even death
Case of her sting black spider, or “black widow”as it is known, appeared on Saturday in Serres.
The patient is a farmer by profession from Visaltia, who is being treated at the General Hospital of Serres, as revealed by the director of the Pathological Clinic Theofilos Kallinikidis on Epioges.tv and on the show KATHE MESIMERI and Eleni Moraitis
A case of the black spider bite, or “black widow”, as it is known, appeared on Saturday in Serres.
Specifically, this is a man, a farmer by profession, from the municipality of Visaltia, who arrived on Saturday at the Hospital of Serres with pains all over his body.
The doctors immediately realized that this was something unusual and immediately called the director of the clinic, Mr. Theofilos Kallinikidis, who arrived in a hurry and made the diagnosis, as in the past he has faced 3 other similar cases. It was found that the sting was on the thigh
Immediately a marathon started to order it antidoteto arrive from the AHEPA hospital of Thessaloniki, despite the extremely difficult weather conditions with the wind and the heavy rain on Saturday throughout the prefecture.
The patient is being treated at the General Hospital of Serres and is fine.
What is the “black widow” spider
The “Black Widow”, however, is a species of spider that exists in Greece and Serres and requires attention mainly from those who are exposed to nature.
The Black Widow is one of the many spiders belonging to the genus Latrodectus. Its name refers to the tendency of females in some species to devour the male after mating. Black Widow venom is made up of neurotoxins and, in debilitated organisms, can cause paralysis or even death.
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