• vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    I mean yes you do need hospitalization for debriding but unless you’re bit directly on an artery you’ve got a few days. The big danger in Brown Recluse venom is the necrosis around the site burrowing down, causing secondary infections. For most people with health immune systems you’ve got days before it’s more than a nasty black spot with moderate pain and intense itching around it.

    Most people don’t realize they’re bit until a few days later when the mysterious bruise turns black in the middle.