Spider Venom Reveals New Secret: Once Injected Into a Bite Wound, Venom of Brown Recluse Spider Causes Unexpected Reaction Venom of the brown recluse spider causes a reaction in the body that is different from what researchers previously thought, a discovery that could lead to development of new treatments for spider bites. University of Arizona researchers led a team that has discovered that venom of spiders in the genus Loxosceles, which contains about 100 spider species including the brown recluse, produces a different chemical product in the human body than scientists believed. The finding has implications for understanding how these spider bites affect humans and for the development of possible treatments for the bites. One of few common spiders whose bites can have a seriously harmful effect on humans, the brown recluse has venom that contains a rare protein that can cause a blackened lesion at the site of a bite, or a much less common, but more dangerous, systemic reaction in humans
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:55:49 +0000
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