Injury produced by venomous arthropods is more common than generally realized.
Millions of people in the United States are affected by these arthropods each year. About 25,000 of these envenomizations result in severe injury and about 30 result in death. This mortality contrasts markedly to the usual 14 deaths per year that are caused by poisonous reptiles. Clinical manifestations associated with envenomization include anaphylactic shock, hemolysis, necrosis, paralysis, cardiopulmonary dysfunction, allergenic asthma, and antigen induced dermatologic manifestations. Venomous arthropods of importance a. Centipedes.