Australia: Spider Bite Could Cost Englishman a Kidney

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | June 25th, 2008 | Trackback

From snakes to crocodiles to sharks to jellyfish, Australia’s reputation for creatures that can sicken or kill is well known, but the effects of a recent spider bite on an Englishman emphasizes the importance of seeking immediate treatment if you do not know what bit you. Last month a Londoner on vacation in the Northern Territory was bitten on the knee by a spider near Alice Springs. Weeks later he is in danger of losing a kidney because the bite, from either a male brown tree spider or a female red back spider (similar to a black widow) appears to have caused a growth on his kidney and produced symptoms of dizziness and nausea. Bites from either spider can cause renal problems.

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