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Venom54
  • Brown recluse venom, like many of the other brown spider venoms, is cytotoxic and hemolytic. (medscape.com)
  • Laboratory studies have shown a decrease in hemolysis from brown recluse venom in the presence of complement inhibitors. (medscape.com)
  • Dermonecrotic arachnidism has been described in association with several species of Loxosceles spiders, but, in the United States, L reclusa venom is the most potent and the most commonly involved. (medscape.com)
  • Bites from the widow spiders involve a neurotoxic venom which produces a condition known as latrodectism. (wikipedia.org)
  • While an antivenom exists for black widow spider venom, it is associated with anaphylaxis and therefore not commonly used in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • Antivenom against funnel web spider venom improves outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Almost all spiders are venomous, but not all spider bites result in the injection of venom. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition to the widespread widow and recluse spiders, some spider families found exclusively in remote tropical regions have a lethal neurotoxic venom: the wandering spider in Brazil and the funnel web in Australia. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, due to limited contact between these spiders and humans, deaths have always been rare, and since the introduction of anti-venom in Australia, there have been no funnel web related deaths. (wikipedia.org)
  • A primary concern of the bite of a spider is the effect of its venom. (wikipedia.org)
  • A spider envenomation occurs whenever a spider injects venom into the skin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Not all spider bites involve injection of venom, and the amount of venom injected can vary based on the type of spider and the circumstances of the encounter. (wikipedia.org)
  • several spiders are known to have venom that can cause injury to humans in the amounts that a spider could inject when biting. (wikipedia.org)
  • No assay is available for the clinical detection of funnel-web spider venom. (medscape.com)
  • Phylogenomic reclassification of the world's most venomous spiders (Mygalomorphae, Atracinae), with implications for venom evolution. (medscape.com)
  • Lethal effects of an insecticidal spider venom peptide involve positive allosteric modulation of insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. (medscape.com)
  • Towards rationalisation of antivenom use in funnel-web spider envenoming: enzyme immunoassays for venom concentrations. (medscape.com)
  • The most toxic component of widow spider venom seems to be a peptide, alpha-latrotoxin, that affects neuromuscular transmission. (msdmanuals.com)
  • I based the rankings on how common the spider is, how aggressive it is, and how deadly its venom is to humans. (outdoorlife.com)
  • This spider is similar to North American Wolf Spiders, but possess a more toxic venom. (outdoorlife.com)
  • The Brazilian Wandering Spider is a large brown spider similar to North American Wolf Spiders, but bigger and possessing a more toxic venom (consider it one of the most venomous spiders out there). (outdoorlife.com)
  • It has the most neurologically active venom of all spiders, and is regarded as the most dangerous spider in the world. (outdoorlife.com)
  • Venom bites will occur if the spider is pressed against something or injured. (outdoorlife.com)
  • The brown widow spider-like its cousins the black widow, red back spider, and katipo-carries a neurotoxic venom which can cause a set of symptoms known as Latrodectism . (outdoorlife.com)
  • The venom of a brown widow, at the same time as seldom existence-threatening, produces severe consequences, muscle spasms, 'tetanus-like' contractions, and, in a few instances, spinal or cerebral paralysis. (birsony.com)
  • S . A. It is a tiny spider with a leg span of approximately an inch, but its venom can be very top-notch. (birsony.com)
  • After catching an insect in its net, the Indian Ornamental rapidly paralyzes its prey with effective venom, incapacitating the insect and permitting the spider to eat even as prepared. (birsony.com)
  • The redback spider can be very aggressive, and its venom can be mighty. (birsony.com)
  • The black widow spider may be very competitive, and its venom can be potent. (birsony.com)
  • Loxoscelism is a severe human envenomation caused by Loxosceles spider venom. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, heterophile antibodies cross-react with PLDs from other Loxosceles species and the venom of Sicarius spider. (biomedcentral.com)
  • People without contact with the spider venom produced heterophilic antibodies capable of generating a cross-reaction against the venom of L. laeta and Sicarius spiders. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Loxoscelism is a clinical picture of poisoning produced by Loxosceles spiders venom that has a considerable impact on the population living in the Americas, from the United States to Chile [ 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Black widow venom can cause muscle spasms and heart disturbances, but if you have a black widow spider bite, rest assured that they are rarely fatal. (healthierquaileggs.com)
  • Fortunately, in California there are no established populations of Brown Recluse Spiders, though legends of their bite and venom abound. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
  • The brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a medium sized spider with necrotic venom. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
  • Most other spiders you find in your home might be able to deliver a bite but will not be capable of injecting enough venom to hurt a cat. (excitedcats.com)
  • Even when this spider does give a nip, there will not necessarily be any venom released in the bite. (excitedcats.com)
  • Spider venom is energetically costly to produce so a spider will conserve it as much as possible. (excitedcats.com)
  • In a scientific study, even when Black Widow spiders were pinched to invoke an aggressive response, more than half of the interactions were met with a dry bite where no venom was released. (excitedcats.com)
  • You probably only think of spiders as the horrible venomous arachnids that use two of their legs to pry open your eyelids so they can inject your eyeballs with venom while you're sleeping. (gizmodo.com)
  • Conservatively speaking, there are about 38,000 species of spiders, and over their 130-million year history, they have evolved complicated cocktails of venom. (gizmodo.com)
  • When it comes to envenomation, spiders are more sophisticated than snakes, which generally have to eyeball a prey animal and determine the amount of venom to use in advance of the bite. (gizmodo.com)
  • Spiders can vary amount of venom they use during the bite. (gizmodo.com)
  • Different spiders will work up different cocktails of venom that work best for their particular prey animals. (gizmodo.com)
  • But then there are spiders that have little quirks in their venom. (gizmodo.com)
  • The venom has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a wide range of ailments, including snakebites, snake bites, scorpion stings, and snake-bite envenomations. (reptilesfreak.com)
  • Wolf spiders inject venom into their prey through their fangs. (globalinfo247.com)
  • Wolf spiders possess venom glands and fangs, which they use for subduing and digesting their prey. (globalinfo247.com)
  • Wolf spider venom is primarily designed to affect insects and small arthropods, not humans. (globalinfo247.com)
  • As a result, their venom is generally considered non-lethal to humans, and wolf spiders are not considered medically significant in terms of envenomation. (globalinfo247.com)
  • If ingested, the venom can cause paralysis and swift death in smaller animals (usually bats, spiders and medium-sized insects). (travelsnippet.com)
  • Like the common brown snake, the venom contains neurotoxins and procoagulants, although the toxicity, as measured by LD50 in mice, is less than that of P. textilis . (edu.au)
  • Like other brown snakes, the venom is neurotoxic and procoagulant. (edu.au)
Loxosceles13
  • Complete distribution range of wild and domestic Loxosceles reclusa (brown recluse spider). (medscape.com)
  • Loxosceles reclusa, or the brown recluse spider, is the spider most commonly responsible for this injury. (medscape.com)
  • Although numerous cases of cutaneous and viscerocutaneous reactions have been attributed to spiders of the genus Loxosceles, confirming the identity of the envenomating arachnid is difficult and rarely accomplished. (medscape.com)
  • The brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik, is frequently reported in Florida as a cause of necrotic lesions in humans. (ufl.edu)
  • Yet not one specimen of brown recluse spider has ever been collected in Tampa, and the only records of Loxosceles species in the entire region are from Orlando and vicinity. (ufl.edu)
  • In the US at least, only the bites of spiders in the genus Loxosceles or brown recluse have been proven to consistently cause necrosis. (wikidoc.org)
  • The Brown Recluse, Loxosceles reclusa , is without question the most infamous spider in the United States. (blogspot.com)
  • Also known as the "fiddleback" and "violin spider," Loxosceles reclusa is usually marked distinctively on the carapace. (blogspot.com)
  • We found naturally heterophilic antibodies (IgG-type) in people without contact with Loxosceles spiders or any clinical history of loxoscelism. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Loxoscelism is provoked by bites of spiders from the genus Loxosceles and its clinical presentation can progress from the local and most frequently dermal necrosis lesion, called cutaneous loxoscelism (CL), to a systemic condition less frequent, but more severe, called systemic or viscero-cutaneous loxoscelism (VCL). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) bites are uncommon in our setting, but it is important to consider the possibility of these lesions in the. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
  • Brown recluse spiders have the scientific name Loxosceles reclusa. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
  • This is a female Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa). (ypoku-siddha.ru)
Fangs5
  • Most spiders have fangs too small to penetrate human skin. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was crawling on my hand as I tried to photograph it (I have a friend who is a spider-specialist) The spider, for no apparent reason, leaned-down, sank its fangs into my knuckle, pooped, and took a quick flight with a fast stop. (buzzhootroar.com)
  • Measuring no more than .27 inches in body length, the rabbit hutch spider is so tiny that it's highly improbable its fangs can penetrate human skin. (thepredatorhunter.com)
  • They do have little fangs (again, like all other spiders). (spiderhugger.com)
  • Venomous animals have to break the skin with body-spines, stings or teeth (includes fangs in spiders and centipedes). (wa-snakes.com)
Genus2
  • Most bites and fatalities are caused by "brown" snakes (genus Pseudonaja). (healthierquaileggs.com)
  • Snakes of the genus Pseudonaja , including the common or Eastern brown snake ( P. textilis ), the dugite ( P. affinis ) and the gwardar ( P. nuchalis ), are found throughout mainland Australia, and are responsible for the majority of snakebite deaths in this country. (edu.au)
Araneae3
  • Isbister GK, Gray MR. Bites by Australian mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), including funnel-web spiders (Atracinae) and mouse spiders (Actinopodidae: Missulena spp). (medscape.com)
  • 1 R. Vetter, N Hinkle, and L. Ames (2009) Distribution of the Brown recluse spider (Araneae: Sicariidae) Georgia with comparison to poison center reports of envenomations. (buzzhootroar.com)
  • An infestation of 2,055 brown recluse spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae) and no envenomations in a Kansas home: implications for bite diagnoses in nonendemic areas. (buzzhootroar.com)
Necrotic3
  • Medically significant spider venoms include various combinations and concentrations of necrotic agents, neurotoxins, and pharmacologically active compounds such as serotonin. (wikipedia.org)
  • [1] Many other spider species are claimed to cause necrosis but in most cases firm evidence is lacking, partially because the early bite is often painless and the spider species seldom identified and because a common reaction by doctors to a possible necrotic spider bite is to remove the flesh pre-emptively. (wikidoc.org)
  • This photo shows a necrotic lesion on the inner thigh resulting from brown recluse bite. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
Necrosis11
  • Brown recluse spider bites can cause significant cutaneous injury with tissue loss and necrosis. (medscape.com)
  • Bites from the recluse spiders cause the condition loxoscelism, in which local necrosis of the surrounding skin and widespread breakdown of red blood cells may occur. (wikipedia.org)
  • While necrosis has been attributed to the bites of a number of spiders, good evidence only supports this for recluse spiders. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most recluse spider bites are minor with little or no necrosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Envenomation by Lycosa species is typically benign, though there is a common belief that wolf spider bites can cause tissue necrosis like the recluse spiders. (logicalimages.com)
  • An eschar on her leg was consistent with necrosis from a spider bite. (cdc.gov)
  • There are many causes of necrosis including prolonged exposure to injury , infection , cancer , infarction , poisons , bites from some spiders such as brown recluses and inflammation . (wikidoc.org)
  • Spider bites are cited as causing necrosis in some areas. (wikidoc.org)
  • A brown recluse spider chunk can cause critical fitness troubles, including necrosis (lack of tissue) and, in a few instances, dying. (birsony.com)
  • A black widow spider chunk can motivate fundamental health problems, including necrosis (death of tissue) and, in some instances, lack of existence. (birsony.com)
  • The diagnosis of loxoscelism was based upon the description of the spider by the patient himself and by the typical clinical findings which included necrosis at the site of the bite with a scarlet fever-like skin rash, intravascular hemolysis, hemoglobinuria, coagulation disturbances and acute renal failure. (scielo.br)
Severe3
  • In the United States, reports of severe envenomations by brown spiders began to appear in the late 1800s, and today, in endemic areas, brown spiders continue to be of significant clinical concern. (medscape.com)
  • Widow spider envenomations are graded as mild, moderate, or severe. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Severe envenomation can cause uncontrollable bleeding. (a-z-animals.com)
Venoms4
Snakes8
  • Common Brown Snakes Select 100 images or less to download. (healthierquaileggs.com)
  • Discover alligator-eating snakes, spiders larger than your phone, and 1000 more incredible animals in our daily FREE email. (a-z-animals.com)
  • Coral snakes are generally not aggressive, and they may inflict a dry bite or a bite that may not result in systemic envenomation. (pediatricexperts.com)
  • Brown snakes ( Pseudonaja sp. (edu.au)
  • The common brown snake is active mostly by day, except in very hot weather, and feeds on rats, mice, birds, lizards and other snakes. (edu.au)
  • The young brown snakes are banded in dark grey or black, and have a broad band on the back of their heads. (edu.au)
  • The abdomen may also be dark, unlike that of other brown snakes. (edu.au)
  • These snakes tend to be olive or grayish brown. (birdwatchinghq.com)
Latrodectus1
  • The best known exceptions are widow spiders (Latrodectus spp. (cdc.gov)
Loxoscelism1
  • Loxoscelism is the term used to describe the systemic clinical syndrome caused by envenomation from the brown spiders. (medscape.com)
Stings4
  • See Arthropod Envenomation: From Benign Bites to Serious Stings and Venomous Spider Bites: Keys to Diagnosis and Treatment , Critical Images slideshows, for help identifying and treating various envenomations. (medscape.com)
  • The average morbidity coefficient during the study period was 12 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for spider bites and 29.28 for scorpion stings. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the Amazon, spider bites and scorpion stings have been studied more in the eastern region and the central region 5,6 , with a relative scarcity of publications regarding the western region. (bvsalud.org)
  • Information on spider bites and scorpion stings is scarce in the western region of the Amazon and almost no published information on this subject exists on the state of Acre. (bvsalud.org)
Arachnids3
  • While everyone's immune system reacts differently to a spider bite (symptoms can range anywhere from pain and nausea to death), we should all be cautious of the following arachnids. (outdoorlife.com)
  • In this present study, data about accidents involving spiders and scorpions in Ceará state from 2010 to 2015 period were correlated with geographic distribution based on data from main Brazilian scientific collections of arachnids. (edu.br)
  • Wolf spiders, members of the Lycosidae family, are a fascinating group of arachnids known for their intriguing characteristics and unique hunting methods. (globalinfo247.com)
Arachnid3
  • However, cases of arachnid envenomation from the hobo spider (Tegenaria agrestis) are being reported increasingly in the Pacific Northwest. (cdc.gov)
  • Incidents with spiders and scorpions were not correlated with rainfall, and other factors associated with species biology or with human activities related to the temporal distribution, therefore there could be a risk of an arachnid incident throughout the year. (bvsalud.org)
  • Search from thousands of royalty-free "Brown Recluse Spider" stock images and Brown Recluse spider, arachnid known for its venomous bite and secretive. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
Fiddleback1
Humans7
  • Spiders do not feed on humans and typically bites occur as a defense mechanism. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mechanical injury from a spider bite is not a serious concern for humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • You're right, I'm getting really tired of these spider lawyers defending obviously premeditated attacks on humans. (buzzhootroar.com)
  • Happily, most of the approximately 40,000 world-wide spider species are harmless to humans. (outdoorlife.com)
  • There are many one-of-a-type varieties of spiders around the globe, but not they all are risky to humans. (birsony.com)
  • Brown recluse spiders only rarely bite humans and do so out of self-defense. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
  • Two lost the ability over the years, but the recluse spiders and the assassin spiders, despite avoiding humans whenever they could, clung to their ability to make people look like they're being ripped apart from the inside by a demon. (gizmodo.com)
Renal failure1
  • Myolysis is not a feature of brown snake envenomation, although renal failure may ensue putatively as a result of direct nephrotoxicity or disseminated intravascular coagulation. (edu.au)
Insects4
  • All about insects, spiders, and other arthropods, focusing on North America north of Mexico. (blogspot.com)
  • Some spiders are, without a doubt, quite helpful, preying on dangerous insects which could harm plants or spread contamination. (birsony.com)
  • Unfortunately, some of these insects- particularly spiders- can bite back and may even be venomous! (excitedcats.com)
  • Wolf spiders are carnivorous predators with a voracious appetite for insects. (globalinfo247.com)
Venomous spider4
  • Several other venomous spider species (eg, Pamphobeteus , Cupiennius , Phoneutria ) are not native to the US but may be imported on produce or other materials or through commercial trade in spiders as novelty pets. (msdmanuals.com)
  • If your cat is bitten by a venomous spider, it is unlikely that you will be present during the event. (excitedcats.com)
  • Since most bites are not venomous, even from a venomous spider, you can monitor your cat closely over the next 24 hours for any signs of toxicity and be ready to bring your cat into the emergency room at the first sign of any symptoms. (excitedcats.com)
  • Even if you haven't experienced any venomous spider threat, you'll want to watch out of the symptoms of envenomation which, on their own, are reason enough to be concerned about your cat's health. (excitedcats.com)
Wolf Spiders10
Species of spiders3
  • Almost all of the 40,000 species of spiders are venomous. (msdmanuals.com)
  • When scientists looked only at the morphology of spiders to determine which spiders were related, they believed that only these two species of spiders developed the particular toxin, but a look at the DNA shows that that's not the case. (gizmodo.com)
  • The common ancestor of four different species of spiders developed SMD. (gizmodo.com)
Bitten6
  • Subsequently, a sailor was bitten on the hand by a male brown recluse in the cargo hold of a naval ship in Jacksonville, in March 1986. (ufl.edu)
  • I've never dealt with a brown recluse, but I know a cousin who was bitten, captured the live spider, and took it with him to the hospital. (buzzhootroar.com)
  • 7 , only reported the prevalence of natives and riverine people being bitten by spiders and stung by scorpions. (bvsalud.org)
  • My Cat Was Bitten by a Spider, What Should I Do? (excitedcats.com)
  • If you do happen to catch the spider bite in the act, remove your cat from the situation so they can't be bitten again. (excitedcats.com)
  • At first, people who have been bitten by brown recluses only feel some itching and pain. (gizmodo.com)
Infestation2
  • A well-sealed home keeps spiders out, reducing the risk of infestation. (whatsthatbug.com)
  • In a case study investigating a Kansas home infestation of over 2000 Brown Recluse spiders, no bites were received by any of the four occupants during the five and a half years of living there despite frequently crossing paths with the spiders. (excitedcats.com)
Symptoms2
Recluse bites3
  • Red center: Brown recluse bites are almost never red and inflamed in the center of the lesion. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
  • In fact, venomous Brown Recluse bites are so rare that many researchers believe that many supposed bites have been misdiagnosed. (excitedcats.com)
  • Recluse bites are rare, because the spiders tend to scamper off and hide rather than stand and fight, but when they happen they are nasty. (gizmodo.com)
Mouse spiders2
  • Mouse spiders are, as a substitute, torpid and infrequently aggressive. (birsony.com)
  • Unlike different spiders, mouse spiders are frequently energetic to some degree during the daytime, at the same time as notable species from the own same family select to surprise at night to avoid the warm temperature and the day-lively predators. (birsony.com)
Common spiders1
Clinical2
  • Funnel-web spider bite: a systematic review of recorded clinical cases. (medscape.com)
  • Have a very high suspicion for CA-MRSA and discount the patient history of a spider bite if there is any clinical suspicion of CA-MRSA. (logicalimages.com)
Unlike1
  • Unlike snake and scorpion envenomation, widow and recluse species bites rarely have fatal consequences. (wikipedia.org)
Dangerous spider3
  • World's Most Dangerous Spider? (drvenom.org)
  • The Brown recluse spider, a dangerous spider commonly found on the mainland, has not been documented as. (ypoku-siddha.ru)
  • With all this being said, a cat in pursuit of a running prey is unlikely to respect the boundaries of a dangerous spider- even after non-venomous warning nips are given. (excitedcats.com)
North America1
  • Some common species include the Pardosa wolf spider in North America, the Hogna wolf spider in Europe, and the Lycosa tarantula in southern Europe. (globalinfo247.com)
Threat2
  • Children are more sensitive to the bites of wandering spiders, as the spiders often make threat gestures (such as raising up their legs, or hopping sideways on the ground), which might entice a curious child. (outdoorlife.com)
  • In the United States, they are common in eastern Washington 2 and are the most widespread spider posing a potential envenomation threat in the western part of the country 3 . (whatsthatbug.com)
Typically6
Arachnidism2
  • Dermonecrotic arachnidism refers to the local skin and tissue injury noted with this envenomation. (medscape.com)
  • A spider bite, also known as arachnidism, is an injury resulting from the bite of a spider. (wikipedia.org)
Violin1
  • This spider is normally around half an inch to an inch in length, brown, and can be identified using the violin-shaped dark patch on its back. (excitedcats.com)
Spindly2
  • The brown widow spiders have relatively spindly legs and deep, globular abdomens. (outdoorlife.com)
  • In this case, the sweet counterintuitive fact is that daddy long-legs spiders ( Pholcidae) are weak, spindly, shivery little things you could blow away with a gentle breath. (spiderhugger.com)
Markings1
  • Meanwhile, female rabbit hutch spiders show no such markings on their abdomen - thus making them easy to distinguish from male specimens. (thepredatorhunter.com)
Reclusive3
Redback spider3
  • A study of 750 definite spider bites in Australia indicated that 6% of spider bites cause significant effects, the vast majority of these being redback spider bites causing significant pain lasting more than 24 hours. (wikipedia.org)
  • The redback spider is determined in Australia and is carefully related to the black widow spider. (birsony.com)
  • A redback spider chunk can cause vital fitness troubles in conjunction with paralysis and, in a few cases, loss of existence. (birsony.com)
Prey1
  • And why did it stay in the spiders so long when it does little to help them with prey? (gizmodo.com)
Behavior2
  • Before diving into the solutions, understanding black widow spiders' behavior is crucial for successful removal. (whatsthatbug.com)
  • In this article, we will delve into the taxonomy, physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of these remarkable spiders, shedding light on their captivating world. (globalinfo247.com)
Abdomen3
  • The male widows, like most spider species, are much smaller than the females and may have a variety of streaks and spots on a browner, less globular abdomen. (outdoorlife.com)
  • The female black widow spider has a shiny black body with a striking red hourglass-shaped marking on the abdomen, making it easily identifiable 1 . (whatsthatbug.com)
  • However, one distinguishing factor is that this species does not have a red hourglass marking on its abdomen - an unmistakable sign for the Widow spider. (thepredatorhunter.com)
Lycosa1
Deadliest1
  • While a few species are pretty innocent and without any poison, there are those, in fact, volatile - they might kill the brute guys with some bites, seemed as the deadliest spiders in the international. (birsony.com)
Hourglass-shaped2
  • These spiders are easily identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. (outdoorlife.com)
  • Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the red, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. (outdoorlife.com)
Definite spider bites1
  • Isbister GK, Gray MR. A prospective study of 750 definite spider bites, with expert spider identification. (medscape.com)
Toxic1
  • It is less toxic by weight than that of the common brown snake or the gwardar. (edu.au)
Poison Control Centers2
  • The 2019 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers recorded 790 individual exposures to brown recluse spiders, with 174 moderate outcomes, 24 major outcomes, and 0 dealths. (medscape.com)
  • In 1994, poison-control center log reports compiled by the American Association of Poison Control Centers listed 9418 spider bites ( Table 1 ) (1). (cdc.gov)
Black16