Catalog

Latrodectism

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Link to WHO Definition

Latrodectism – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2039479120

Latrodectism results from envenomation by widow spiders of the genus Latrodectus (the black widow spider and related species). It is characterised by intense localised pain, muscle rigidity, headache, sweating, nausea and vomiting.