Man loses both legs and arms at risk after white-tail spider bite

A man has lost both his legs and could have his arms amputated in a Melbourne Hospital after he was bitten by a white-tailed spider in Western Victoria.

Terry Pareja from the Philippines was visiting family in Birchip when he was bitten but did not realise anything was wrong until his foot began swelling the following day.

No doctor was available in the tiny town of 662 people — and by the time he sought medical help on Monday, flesh-eating bacteria had taken hold.

Source: Man loses both legs and arms at risk after white-tail spider bite | Perth Now