1. Definition
What is a non-poisonous spider bite?
The spider is a type of insect that can cause the bumps in your child to occur at night while they are sleeping. Spider bites are not as bad as mosquito bites, and the effect is sometimes subtle. Many people are usually worried about types of spiders such as tarantulas, black hairy spiders that are quite large. In fact, tarantulas are harmless, and their venom only causes reactions that resemble bee stings.
What are the signs and symptoms?
More than fifty types of spiders can cause reactions in you but the reactions are harmless (for example, the types of spiders in the garden). Spider bites are usually painful and will cause mild swelling for a day or two, similar to a bee sting.
2. How to handle it
What should I do?
Clean the bite with soap and water. Then scrub with a cotton ball soaked with meat tenderizer (meat tenderizer) dissolved in water for 10 minutes. However, do not wash the bite mark if the bite is near the eye. But if meat tenderizer not available, replace with ice cubes.
When should I see a doctor?
Call your doctor immediately if:
- There was muscle spasm in the bite area
- The bite area is blistered or purple
- Pain that doesn't go away
- Other new symptoms appeared
- You feel your child needs to be seen
3. Prevention
The following steps you can take to avoid spider bites.
- Wear a long-sleeved shirt, hat, gloves, and boots when cleaning storage boxes or firewood piles, as well as when cleaning warehouses, garages, basements, attics and other tight areas.
- Check and shake the glove so that anything inside can come out. Do the same thing before putting on shoes and clothes that you happen to have not been wearing for a long time.
- Use insect repellent, on clothing and footwear.
- Keep insects and spiders out of your home by installing mosquito nets on windows and doors in your home, or by caulking / closing gaps or cracks where spiders can enter.
- Remove old boxes, clothing, and other unused items from the storage area.
- Store items that you want to keep away from floors and walls.
- Remove any piles of rocks or wood from the area around your house.
- Avoid storing firewood near the walls of the house.
- Vacuum spiders and cobwebs with a vacuum cleaner and throw them in a closed outside bag to prevent them from getting back into the house.
