How many people have died from a spider bite in Australia the last 30 years?
@futurebird Seems like I recall hearing that in Australia the spiders are actually the one thing not trying to kill you, lol.
There are some spiders that could kill a person, but due to awareness, planning, and also spiders not really *wanting* to bite people (they will if cornered and scared like most things) there have been no deaths since the 70s.
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Also the availability of antivenom
@sabik @futurebird @nazokiyoubinbou I was chatting with a doc when I was admitted to hospital a few years ago with what I thought was a spider bite (it wasn’t) but they said they mostly don’t use anti venom any more, just treat it like a serious infection and get the same results.
@futurebird Well, uh, since the test was multiple choice and not written answers I got it right, so hah! I got an A anyway.
@futurebird @nazokiyoubinbou Brown snakes, not so much.
https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2017/march/fatal-snake-bites-in-australia-facts-stats-and-stories
@futurebird @nazokiyoubinbou Sounds like a deep state coverup to me.
@Esoteria @futurebird Let's not use that one as a joke. It's being used... for pretty bad things.
@futurebird @nazokiyoubinbou
Australia's snakes are in almost exactly the same situation; like the spiders, they actually try to avoid humans, and bite only when forced to defend themselves. The only difference is that being larger than spiders, the snakes have more venom. But deaths are still very rare; an Australian is much more likely to get killed by a vending machine or a car driver than a snake.
@llewelly @futurebird So now we add vending machines to the list of things trying to kill you in Australia. Got it.
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Personally, I don't come within reach of a vending machine, even if it appears to have something I might want in it. But I live in the USA, and our vending machines are much deadlier than those in Australia.
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If I were a student.... I'd make the case for partial credit for "fewer than 100"