Bite -- United Kingdom
A father of 3 was struck down with meningitis 2 weeks after suffering a devastating bite from a false widow spider.
DG, 29, from Yateley in Hampshire, saw his foot double in size after the 5 cm-wide spider sank its fangs into his skin.
The 29-year-old was rushed to A&E after he contracted a bacterial infection and flu-like symptoms from the venom.
"I'm weak and exhausted, totally wiped out, all from a tiny nip from an innocent-looking spider." DG added: "My fear is that my children
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