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If your spider bite is swollen and filled with white pus, it may be infected. You will need to go to the emergency room to get an antibiotic.

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If a fly bite is infected, you will have red streaks coming from the bite. The bite may also have pus seeping. A doctor can dress the bite and prescribe medicine to clear up an infection.

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