Horrifying photos show how his hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned up as the venom ran rampant through his body.

Brian Smith, 43, from Maidstone in Kent, was forced to stay in hospital for three weeks after the spider plunged its fangs ...

How do you treat a spider bite and what are the symptoms to look out for? - With a rising number of people going to hospital ...

Georgia is home to several spider species, and some are venomous. What do they look like? How dangerous are they? What to do ...

A student's first trip abroad turned into a holiday from hell - when a mosquito bite left her paralysed ... including body swelling, as sunburn and overindulging at meal times during her week ...

A student's first trip abroad turned into a holiday from hell - when a mosquito bite left her paralysed for a month ... been abroad before she brushed her symptoms off, including body swelling, as ...

The young woman admitted she bites her nails regularly and had cut ... The infection causes pusiness and swelling and must then be drained surgically and treated with antibiotics or antifungals.