I got bitten by a black widow spider a few years back and it instantly got infected. I did all the home treatments as we were stuck at home due to mudslides in our area. By the time we were able to leave and I got to the doctor it was terribly infected. The first antibiotic he gave me was not sufficient and I ended up seeing another doctor and getting different, stronger antibiotics, both oral and injected.
It really made me think about how serious an infection would become in a world without antibiotics and contemporary medical care.
The germs out there are getting more and more resistant and eventually, we’re going to run out of stronger stuff.