In Tame, Arauca, a 13 -year -old child died after, supposedly, having been chopped by a spider of the latrodectus Mactans species, better known as the black widow. The young man was transferred to the Saravena hospital, but lost his life soon despite the efforts of medical staff. The incident lit the alarms among the inhabitants of this municipality, who began reporting the appearance of this arachnid in different areas.
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The fact, which happened a few weeks ago, attracts attention because the bite of this little living being is toxic and can cause serious symptoms in human beings. Although rarely occurs, the bite of this spider can cause death and, as happened in this municipality of Arauca, the recent death of this young man caused concern among the communitywarning about repeated sightings of the arachnid, fundamental in the control of insects transmitting diseases such as mosquitoes.
And although many people have raised the need to fumigate and exterminate these organisms, environmental authorities and the National Institute of Health have spoken in this regard and have highlighted the biological importance of this species in the ecosystem where it lives. The black widow, as the authorities announced, has lived in this area for millennia; It is usually docile with humans and avoids contact with them, taking refuge in dark areas and rock spaces.
Death due to alleged black widow in Tame: this said the authorities
News Caracol knew that, once this fact was occurred, and due to the stir that caused the death of this 13 -year -old, the Municipality went to the National Institute of Health (INS). The mayor of Tame informed this medium that he has already worked on informing the community to keep the dark areas of the houses clean and report the appearance of these small arachnids without resorting to their extermination. In case of bites, the Tameños must go to a health center immediately to be treated.
In the same way, the mayor of the municipality, Miguel Bastos, assured this medium that training was already carried out by the INS to teach the officials, health workers and members of the relief body and firefighters what is the route established to face this type of bites without putting the lives of those who are attacked by these agencies at risk.
Along the same lines, experts cited by INS assure that human beings are not objectives of attack of these spiders, so all accidents that involve a bite of this poisonous animal obey a bad manipulation or accidental contact with these animals.
“They are very old prehistoric animals that have been living in these territories. Only as human societies advance and their populations are growing, we are going into greater contact with the natural places that these spiders occupy“said Darío Gutiérrez, aacnologist at INS.
Since the INS, the capacities with the care and health teams in the municipality have been strengthened in the municipality where the facts were presented to handle this type of incidents in a timely and stee.
“We were in Tame and Saravena (Arauca) strengthening the technical capacities of health, primary care and community for the management of accidents by poisonous animals, with emphasis on arachnid Veneno, its biochemical composition and clinical approach, “the institute wrote from its social networks.
What parts of Colombia inhabit black widows and how to prevent their presence at home?
Black widows can easily identify, as their name indicates, they have a totally dark body and a red spot in their central abdomen, with a silhouette very similar to that of a sand watch. Inhabits the temperate and warm regions of Colombia and for their aversion to humans they take refuge in dry, dark and little busy areas. They can be found under rocks, between cracks or even hidden in some types of plants.
To prevent your presence at home, it is recommended to keep the dark areas of the home well to be neat and avoid neglecting gardens with rocky areas, as these areas can be very cozy for this type of arachnids. Likewise, people who live in areas where these organisms can live should check their shoes very well before using it, because these places could also be a favorite place of refuge.
Julián Camilo Sandoval
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