Serres – “Black Widow” sting: What does a doctor who has faced similar incidents say

For the fourth time in his long career, the director of the Pathology Clinic of the General Hospital of Serres, Theofilos Kallinikidis was called to treat a patient case, who received a spider bite “black Widow”.

The incident occurred last Saturday (25/6) when a farmer from Visaltia was transported to the General Hospital of Serres with symptoms of a dangerous spider bite.

Today, the man who received the poison of the “black widow”, was discharged from the hospital and is in good health. That sting causes pain throughout the body. From the head and waist, to the lower extremities. The treatment is symptomatic, but recently an antidote has been found for the spider venom, which came from the AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki and was given to the patient who was discharged today. ” underlined Theofilos Kallinikidis in GRTimes.

For the latter it was the fourth such incident he has faced in his long career and he adds that “the” black widow “spider is found in the fields and the main problem has to do with the diagnosis. In other words, one must know what the specific insect can cause if it bites you in order to suspect that it has fallen victim to it “.

What is the dangerous “black widow” spider

The “black widow” is a species of spider that exists in Greece and Serres and requires attention mainly from those who are exposed to nature, especially farmers.

It belongs to the genus Latrodectus. Its name refers to the tendency of females in some species to devour the male immediately after mating. The poison of the “black widow” consists mainly of neurotoxins and in weakened organisms, it can cause paralysis or even death.

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