Got a spider bite? ... The Polk County medical examiner said the bite on the back of Ronald Reese's neck became infected, developed into an abscess and pressed on his spinal cord.

Are you sure that’s really a spider bite? Skin abscess can be frustrating and confusing for patients, and the incidence of MRSA continues to grow. The skin accounts for approximately 15% of the ...

Is that red bump a spider bite or could it be a staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)? MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since ...

The hobo spider is actually a pretty common house spider in the U.S., but despite some scary media reports, it's not aggressive and will only bite if provoked, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

How do you treat a spider bite and what are the symptoms to look out for? - With temperatures rising, it’s important to know which spiders can cause problems ...

So a regular spider bite probably nothing to worry about unless you do start seeing an abscess or some infection then you would want to get that treated. But what are we talking about poisonous ...

There are two types of yellow sac spider in the U.S.—Cheiracanthium mildei and Cheiracanthium inclusum. The former was introduced from Europe in the 1940s, while C. inclusum is a native species.

The pop R&B artist first noticed the bite around Aug. 18 and from there felt progressively worse. He performed at a gala the next day, but felt so sick he went straight from the gig to the hospital.

Stock image: A brown recluse spider. These spiders have venom that can cause a necrotic wound in humans who are bitten. iStock. As a result, brown recluse bites are relatively rare and when they ...