Medical research
Deadly snake bites: Potential antivenom discovered
Amputations, deformed bones and disfigured skin. At worst, death. These are the potential consequences of a venomous snake bite.
Nov 30, 2020
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Health
Antivenoms ineffective for common fatal snakebite
University of Queensland researchers have found that antivenoms produced using snakes from one region may perform poorly or fail completely against the same species of snakes from other regions.
Sep 4, 2017
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Medications
Snake venom study reveals troubling shortcomings in antivenom therapy in India
Commercially available antivenoms in India can be ineffective in treating bites from certain medically important neglected snakes, a new study has shown. These snakes are those whose bites are harmful to humans, yet are poorly ...
Dec 6, 2019
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Adrenaline given before snakebite anti-venom treatment reduces allergic reactions
Giving low-dose adrenaline to patients who have been bitten by a poisonous snake before treatment with the appropriate antivenom is safe and reduces the risk of acute severe reactions to the treatment, but giving promethazine ...
May 10, 2011
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Tiger snake bite deaths show problems with antivenom dosing
Two recent deaths by tiger snakebites have caused some experts to question recommendations that one vial of any Australian snake antivenom is all that is ever required for treatment of an Australian snake's bite.
Sep 23, 2019
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Medical research
Why is it so hard to stop people dying from snakebite?
Twenty-year-old Mamadou is lying on a metal cot, eyes half-closed, breathing fast. At his bedside sits his boss, fanning him.
Sep 17, 2019
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Python venom traces could waste antivenom
A University of Queensland researcher has found the potential for Australian doctors to prescribe expensive antivenom to snake bite victims who don't need it.
Apr 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Plant compound found to have therapeutic effect on complications from snakebites
Rutin, a flavonoid, may complement antivenom as an effective co-treatment for envenoming from Bothrops jaraca.
Oct 11, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antivenom against lethal snake gives hope to developing countries
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU) at the University of Melbourne have collaborated with scientists from the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of Costa Rica, to ...
Jun 30, 2011
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Medications
Study proves that antivenom reduces risk of skin necrosis in patients bitten by brown recluse spider
One of the most dreaded effects of the bite of the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles spp) is the appearance of a necrotic skin lesion, but a clinical study by Brazilian researchers recently reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Antivenom
Antivenom (or antivenin or antivenene) is a biological product used in the treatment of venomous bites or stings. Antivenom is created by milking venom from the desired snake, spider or insect. The venom is then diluted and injected into a horse, sheep or goat. The subject animal will undergo an immune response to the venom, producing antibodies against the venom's active molecule which can then be harvested from the animal's blood and used to treat envenomation. Internationally, antivenoms must conform to the standards of Pharmacopoeia and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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