@article{Ferreira Trindade_Alves Ferrareis_Carvalho de Andrade_de Moraes Scopel Borges_Salvador Pereira Montenegro_Soares de Souza Lima Rodrigues_Balbino Miguel_Siqueira-Batista_2022, place={Goiânia}, title={Spiders in Brazil: from arachnidism to potential therapeutic use of their venom part 1 of 2}, volume={51}, url={https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/67446}, DOI={10.5216/rpt.v51i1.67446}, abstractNote={<p>Spider envenomation, generically known as arachnidism, is described in many places around the world. In terms of medical importance, the following genera of animals stand out as the main origin of the morbid condition: <em>Atrax </em>(Sidney funnel web spider), <em>Steatoda </em>(false black widow), <em>Latrodectus </em>(black widow), <em>Loxosceles </em>(brown spider) and <em>Phoneutria </em>(armed spider), the last three causing accidents involving spiders in Brazil. This article, part 1 of 2, aims to present the main aspects of arachnidism in the country, with an emphasis on the biology and geographical distribution of spiders, biochemistry of the venom, pathogenesis and epidemiology of arachnidism, as well as prevention of the morbid condition.</p> <p>KEY WORDS: Arachnidism; araneae; spider bites; spider venoms.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology}, author={Ferreira Trindade, João Victor and Alves Ferrareis, Lis and Carvalho de Andrade, Ana Karolina and de Moraes Scopel Borges, Julia and Salvador Pereira Montenegro, Stefânia and Soares de Souza Lima Rodrigues, Bruna and Balbino Miguel, Paulo Sérgio and Siqueira-Batista, Rodrigo}, year={2022}, month={abr.}, pages={1–16} }