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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maggie O'Neill

A man bitten by a household spider nearly lost his leg. These are the symptoms he tells others to watch for

FOX5 Atlanta

A 30-year-old Georgia resident is warning others about the symptoms of a brown recluse spiderbite after he nearly lost his leg.

Gabe Lustman said he initially ignored the symptoms, deciding they didn’t warrant medical attention. But when he finally did see a doctor, he was told that had he waited just one more day, his infection could have been “uncontrollable”.

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