Did you know that ticks have venom?
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Yep just like on Dr. House. But did you know that I also have venom?
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www.stopticks.org\n\nThis has a whole section on what to do to prevent ticks on people.
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No.\nFrom Wikipedia:\n\n"In 2004 the Discovery Channel show MythBusters set out to test the daddy long-legs myth (season 1, episode 13 "Buried in Concrete"). After measuring the spider’s fangs at approximately 0.25 mm (average human skin thickness is about 0.10 mm) the show's host was apparently bitten, although the bite produced little more than a mild short-lived burning sensation. [3] This appears to confirm the suspicion that pholcids can penetrate human skin, but that their venom is practically harmless to humans. Additionally, recent research has shown that pholcid venom is actually relatively weak in its effects on insects as well."
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you should be scared. the hobo spider (the agressive house spider) named after how it gets from city to city (by train) most of their bites are dry (no poison) and look no worse than a normal bug bite. But with poison by the next day it will burst open and create a ulcer at the site. if you fear you have been biten go straight to the hospital.
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Likely just to "tick us off" when we're unfortunate enough to pick up one of these pesky lil' blood suckers. Apparently even God can be Antagonistic at times. (Unless the evolution of ticks are the work of a theoretical devil; which I don't necessarily believe in.)
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its called a tick and they are a nightmare to get out!
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0- ticks don't have fleas\n\nnot a smart a*s answer either, just logical thinking
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I cannot comment on black widow bites, but I am currently recovering from a brown recluse bit on my right buttock.  I did not know when it bit me.  I did not get sick nor did I die (of course!).  I just noticed a raised area about the size of a pea.  It kept spreading, getting red, and feeling hot.  I had some tingling in my right leg.  I had trouble getting in and out of the car, etc due to the area of the bite.  I ended up going to the doctor after suffering for about a week.  He put me on antibiotics (Keflex as I am allergic to the good stuff) - 4 a day for 7 days.  Whew!  He referred me to a general surgeon as he thought it would have to be lanced.  By the time I got to see the general surgeon (3 days later), it had opened on its own.  Only at that time did I experience  unbearable pain.  With each drop of gunk that oozed out, my right leg burned intensely down to my knee.  This pain lasted about one hour.  After that I kept it cleaned out and bandaged for about a week.  It is now starting to heal, but my last appointment with the surgeon informed me that the hard knot underneath the actual bite point will be with me for another two months or so.  Since then I have found numerous brown recluse spiders in my home - both alive and dead.  Today I had a professional to dust, fog, and spray my crawl space, my living space, and my attic space in my home.  He said I have a bad infestation of them.  He did tell me that I cannot get rid of all of them as I live in KY where they are prevalent, but I can control them.  I will always have a lingering fear of those creatures for the rest of my life.  I never was afraid of spiders before my bite.  I hope this helps you some.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Bite_Fever
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rabies\nYou can be allergic to them.
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Ticks only suck blood.  Lawyers suck blood and money.
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Forget your idiot of a doctor. Something is definitely wrong here. If it isn't Lyme disease you might have an infection. Maybe you did not get the head out. Get to the E.R. right now. Do not play with your health. I'm serious. Stop waiting to see what everyone on yahoo has to say and get to the hospital. I am really worried that something is wrong here and you need medical attention.\n\nI found some info online:\n\nTicks\nThe very worst out there, in my opinion, is the tick. The very thought of having one of these parasites feeding on you is enough to make your skin crawl. It's not so much that they are known vectors of Lyme disease and that they feed by plunging their beaklike mouthpart deep inside you and then secrete a cement-like saliva which literally glues them in place. It's the fact that they prefer dark and moist places on your body to attach themselves to; places like armpits, bellybutton holes, and, you guessed it, your crotch. These are all places I'd rather not have something nibbling at.\nPerforming regular tick checks are crucial in heavily tick infested areas. It's best to use the buddy system for this. Of course, this can get embarrassing at times. I'll never forget when my wife and I, while traveling through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, began our nightly routine of stripping down and checking each other's private parts for embedded ticks, when a group of Boy Scouts paddled by. I tried to explain to them what we were doing, which, according to my wife, made the scenario even worse.\nIf you do find a tick lodged into your skin, make sure not to panic and start yanking away at it. You're just liable to pull the thing in half, leaving its head inside you and increase the chances of infection. The best way is to first spray it with a good amount of bug repellent. This will definitely force it to relax its grip, since the tick actually breaths out of its butt while its head is lodged into your skin. Don't burn it with a cigarette or match like some older guide books recommend. This will just make the tick hold on tighter and become more difficult to get out. After allowing some time for the repellent to take effect, place a pair of tweezers (tick pliers can also be purchased at most outdoor stores), and, without squeezing the tick, reach inside, beneath the body, and gently pull it out. Then disinfect the area with antiseptic or soap and water. \n\nSymptoms of Lyme disease: \n\nA circular red rash forming around the bitten area \nFlu-like symptoms \nPainful joints \nInsomnia \nLocal paralysis \nSkin sensations \nHearing loss\n\nMore info from another site:\n\nLD symptoms can imitate other diseases and can be misdiagnosed.\n\nEARLY LOCALIZED DISEASE\n\nSigns and symptoms of Early Local Lyme Disease often starts with flu-like feelings of headache, stiff neck, fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. About 60% of light-skinned patients notice a unique enlarging rash, referred to as erythema migrans (EM), days to weeks after the bite. On dark-skinned people, this rash resembles a bruise.\n\nThe rash may appear within a day of the bite or as late as a month later. This rash may start as a small, reddish bump about one-half inch in diameter. It may be slightly raised or flat. It soon expands outward, often leaving a clearing (normal flesh color) in the center. It can enlarge to the size of a thumb-print or cover a persons back.\n\nTo be considered local disease the rash must be at the tick bite site with no other major organ system involvement. A rash occurring at other than the bite site in an indication of Disseminated Lyme Disease.\n\nDon't confuse a local reaction to a tick bite, with signs of infection. A small inflamed skin bump or discoloration that develops within hours of a bite and over the next day or two is not likely to be due to infection - but rather a local reaction to the disruption of the skin.\n\nDISSEMINATED LYME DISEASE\n\nSome people do not notice these early
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My daughter had a bite like that. I took her to the doc and he said it was from an (((((EARWIG))))) which is a bug that lives in trees and has pinchers in the front AND the back of the body so it can bite it's victem twice at the same time. The doc took a skalpel and cut open the pimple looking part of the bite to release the (((((POISON))))) and she was fine. A few weeks later I got bit on my leg by one while I was sleeping and I skipped the doc and lanced it myself. I have two little scars where it had bit me but I got the poison out and I'm fine too. The poison is a yellow/green color. Make sure you get it ALL out or you WILL have to go see a doc. Lance it till you see plain red blood without the yellow/green color.
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brown recluse spiders and timber rattlers.  not sure what else but those are enough for me.  there are also many cases of rabies from rodent bites each year.
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snakes are immune to there on venom but not to other species\nof snakes
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Yes. The human bite is one of the most dangerous bites!
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You didn't say if they survived.  \n\nThe Many Banded Krait has the most toxic venom.