25.06.2013                      17.Tammus. 5773                      Fasttag im Tammus

Umwelt & Forschung:

Snakes are not the only biting creatures of summer

The black widow's bite can cause a serious reaction.

A few days after a man died from the bite of a poisonous viper snake, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center issued an alert about dangerous bugs to watch out for this summer.
Dr. Yael Faran, an expert on infectious diseases and head of the hospital’s traveler’s clinic, said on Monday that bites from spiders, ants, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and other creepycrawlies can be harmful as well….