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Toxicity and symptomatic identification of species involved in snakebites in the Indian subcontinent
Provedor de dados: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
Autores: Kumar,V.; Maheshwari,R.; Verma,H. K.
Snakebites, being the major occupational hazard for farm workers, claim a large number of lives in the Indian subcontinent. During the course of medical management, identification of the biting species is given a low priority, resorting to prescription of polyvalent anti-snake venom. Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends monospecific anti-snake venom instead of polyvalent anti-snake venom. Thus, it is essential to identify the aggressor species either by a visual inspection or by the symptoms of the victim. Along with the four deadly venomous species (cobra, krait, Russell's viper, and saw-scaled viper), there are a number of other species of medical importance, whose venoms and bites have not been paid much attention. Thus, a...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Aglyphs; Envenomation; Opistoglyphs; Proteroglyphs; Snakebite; Species-specific toxicity.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000100002