Mourning at funeral of 48-year-old man who died from spider bite

Today, August 10, relatives and friends paid their last respects to a 48-year-old man who died in Pyrgos after being bitten by a spider.

The mother and sister of the man who died prematurely still cannot believe that their loved one “left them.” Everyone is trying to understand why the man's vacation ended so tragically. In particular, according to the results of the autopsy conducted on Friday, the man's death was apparently caused by gangrene. Loxoscelism – arachnosiscaused by the bite of spiders of the genus Loxosceles, most often the bite of the brown recluse spider; the disease is characterized by extensive necrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

The situation – whether the man died from a spider bite – will become clearer in the next two to three weeks, when the results of toxicology tests become known.

According to the information, the unfortunate man from Phthiotis was bitten by a spider while the vacationer was sitting on a bench in Katakolo (where he went on vacation). The man felt unbearable pain in his leg, as a result of which he initially went to a private orthopedist, who did not find a corresponding problem and asked him to go to the Pyrgos hospital. The man was in the hospital from Tuesday to Thursday, but doctors were unable to save him.

All spiders have poison. Some species are very dangerous, but most are harmless to humans. They use poison to kill insects (flies, etc.) caught in their webs. The spider, injecting poison, paralyzes the prey. In defense, it can also sting to protect itself from a threat.

There are only two species of spiders in Greece that are potentially dangerous to humans: the Mediterranean loxosceles (Loxosceles rufescens) and the black widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus).

Previously “Athens News” covered this topic in detail.

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