Its bite can cause severe skin necrosis. Another spider type worth mentioning is black widow (Latrodectus). The black spider is tiny, shady black, with a red hourglass mark on its belly ...

Generally, brown recluse spider bites are asymptomatic; however, its bite can cause severe skin necrosis. A 62-year-old Libyan woman with diabetes presented to the dermatology clinic with a ...

The "flesh-eating bacterium" can infect patients through wounds on the hands and feet, causing rapid necrosis and multiple organ failure. Death can occur within a few dozen hours of its onset ...