A 2019 study at Utah State University examined how many people are injured or killed each year by wildlife in the United States, the first such review to take place since 2021. It found that more than 47,000 people sought medical attention after being attacked or bitten by wildlife each year, resulting in eight fatalities on average.
The man developed recurrent deep vein thrombosis following the spider bite. Click to read more. Brown recluse spiders are known to be one of the top three arachnids in North America with dangerous venom, the other two being the infamous black widow and Chilean recluse spiders.