An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites. [PDF]
Sci Data, 2022 Mass media plays an important role in the construction and circulation of risk perception associated with animals. Widely feared groups such as spiders frequently end up in the spotlight of traditional and social media.
Mammola S +64 more
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Spider bites of medical significance in the Mediterranean area: misdiagnosis, clinical features and management. [PDF]
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis, 2020 Despite the disrepute spiders have had for centuries, their bite is a rare occurrence. In the Mediterranean area, only two of the numerous known species are considered of medical significance: Latrodectus tredecimguttatus and Loxosceles rufescens. Spider
Fusto G +6 more
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Clinical characteristics of redback spider bites. [PDF]
J Intensive Care, 2014 Redback spiders (Latrodectus hasselti) (RBSs) are venomous spiders that have recently spread to Asia from Australia. Since the first case report in 1997 (Osaka), RBS bites have been a clinical and administrative issue in Japan; however, the clinical characteristics and effective treatment of RBS bites, particularly outside Australia remains unclear ...
Hifumi T +17 more
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Medically important spider bites in southern Africa [PDF]
, 2021 Few spider bites are of medical significance in southern Africa. Unfortunately, unexplained lesions are often erroneously attributed to spider bites, sometimes with grave consequences for the patient.1,2 Correct diagnoses facilitate timeous and ...
Bird, Tharina +2 more
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Uncommon differential diagnosis of a breast ulcer: A case study [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: Spider bites are common worldwide. Frequently symptoms resolve without any adverse outcome, but in rare cases the bite can cause severe morbidity.
Andreotti A. +6 more
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Spider bite: a current approach to management [PDF]
, 2006 Although spider bite is common, most spider bites cause minor effects and do not require treatment. More significant effects result from redback and, less commonly, from funnel-web spider bites.
Isbister, Geoffrey K.
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Poisonous Spiders: Bites, Symptoms, and Treatment; an Educational Review [PDF]
, 2014 More than 40,000 species of spiders have been identified in the world. Spider bites is a common problem among people, however few of them are harmful but delay in treatment can cause death.
Banan Khojasteh, Seyed Mahdi +5 more
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Spiders in Brazil: from arachnidism to potential therapeutic use of their venom part 2 of 2 [PDF]
, 2022 Arachnidism, spider envenomation, is an important public health issue in different parts of the world. Its clinical evolution depends on the genus involved. Symptoms and signs range from skin alterations to systemic manifestations.
Alves Ferrareis, Lis +7 more
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Dramatic expansion of the black widow toxin arsenal uncovered by multi-tissue transcriptomics and venom proteomics. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundAnimal venoms attract enormous interest given their potential for pharmacological discovery and understanding the evolution of natural chemistries.
Ayoub, Nadia A +4 more
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"El nen s'ha menjat una aranya": The development of narratives in Catalan speaking children [PDF]
, 2020 The production of a well-constructed narrative is the culmination of several years of language acquisition and is an important milestone in children's development.
Anna JONES +22 more
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