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Araña viuda negra - Overview

Definición:

La araña viuda negra (Latrodectus mactans) tiene un cuerpo negro brillante con una forma de reloj de arena rojo en el área ventral. La picadura de esta araña es venenosa.

Esto es sólo para fines de información y no para usarse en el tratamiento ni en el manejo de una exposición tóxica real. Si usted sufre una exposición, debe llamar al número local de emergencias (tal como 911 en los Estados Unidos) o al Centro Nacional de Toxicología (National Poison Control Center) a la línea 1-800-222-1222.

Elemento tóxico:

El veneno de la araña viuda negra contiene químicos tóxicos que hacen que las personas se enfermen.

Dónde se encuentra:

La araña viuda negra se encuentra a lo largo de todos los Estados Unidos, pero principalmente en el sur y el oeste. Generalmente se encuentran en graneros, cobertizos, muros de piedra, cercas, pilas de troncos, muebles de terrazas y otras estructuras al aire libre.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/4/2009
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Collier BR, Riordan WP Jr, Nagy RJ, Morris JA Jr. Wilderness trauma, surgical emergencies, and wound management. In: Auerbach PS, ed. Wilderness Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 20.

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