Bites and Stings Mix & Match

Bites And Stings

Match the insect or reptile on the LEFT with the symptoms on the RIGHT. The correct answer can be found by clicking on the dropdown box for each option below.

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Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus)
Mild to moderate local pain with abdominal rigidity and severe hypertension
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Initially painless bite, followed by severe pain and localized necrosis within 3 to 4 days
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles)
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Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles)
Initially painless bite, followed by severe pain and localized necrosis within 3 to 4 days
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Localized paresthesias, followed by akathisia and choreoathetoid movements
Scorpion
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Crotalid (Pit Viper)
Severe pain and swelling at the initial site, followed by ecchymoses and coagulopathy
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Mild to moderate local pain with abdominal rigidity and severe hypertension
Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus)
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Elapid (Coral Snake)
Minimal local pain, followed by weakness, numbness, and cranial neuropathies
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Minimal local pain, followed by weakness, numbness, and cranial neuropathies
Elapid (Coral Snake)
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Scorpion
Localized paresthesias, followed by akathisia and choreoathetoid movements
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Severe pain and swelling at the initial site, followed by ecchymoses and coagulopathy
Crotalid (Pit Viper)
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