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What Are The Symptoms Of A Spider Bite?
Question: WHAT ARE THE SMYTOPS FROM A SPIDER IN FRONT OF NECK?
DO I NEED TO GO TO HOSPITAL, I HAVE A SORE THOAT
DO I NEED TO GO TO HOSPITAL, I HAVE A SORE THOAT
Brief Answer:
Safer to visit a doctor
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help.
A spider-bite or any insect bite in and around the region of the neck can easily trigger an inflammatory response which causes the lymph nodes in the neck to swell. This has resulted in your sore throat.
In my opinion, most spider bites are harmless and do not cause anything but a mild inflammatory response in the area affected. But in your case, we have not identified the species of the spider, and so we are unaware about the harm its bite is capable of.
I would this recommend you to visit your doctor so he/she can physically examine the affected region, not only because this would provide hints on whether or not the spider was a venomous one, but also because doctors practising in a particular region are acquainted with poisonous insects if any, and how to deal with them.
Thus I request you only as a well-wisher to visit a doctor and get examined, as it is better to be safe than sorry ma'am, don't you think?
I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to wrote back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help you.
Best wishes.
Safer to visit a doctor
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help.
A spider-bite or any insect bite in and around the region of the neck can easily trigger an inflammatory response which causes the lymph nodes in the neck to swell. This has resulted in your sore throat.
In my opinion, most spider bites are harmless and do not cause anything but a mild inflammatory response in the area affected. But in your case, we have not identified the species of the spider, and so we are unaware about the harm its bite is capable of.
I would this recommend you to visit your doctor so he/she can physically examine the affected region, not only because this would provide hints on whether or not the spider was a venomous one, but also because doctors practising in a particular region are acquainted with poisonous insects if any, and how to deal with them.
Thus I request you only as a well-wisher to visit a doctor and get examined, as it is better to be safe than sorry ma'am, don't you think?
I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to wrote back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help you.
Best wishes.
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