Once I arrived there, he told me that I’d been bitten by a brown recluse spider. He “excised” the area of the bite (that’s doctor talk for cutting the damaged tissue away), gave me an ...

Georgia is home to several spider species, and some are venomous. What do they look like? How dangerous are they? What to do ...

But with my leg starting to necrotize, it was kind of a confirmed brown recluse bite by all the nurses and doctors.” Bell’s case quickly turned serious, requiring a six-day hospital stay.

The brown recluse spider ... Then apply an antibiotic ointment three times a day to help prevent infection. Apply a cool cloth over the bite for 15 minutes each hour. Use a clean cloth dampened ...