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Snakebite envenomation is considered a public health problem in Latin America, with an estimated 70,000 cases annually, but due to underreporting, these numbers may be even higher.[1]

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Snakebite in Latin America

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Snakebite envenomation is considered a public health problem in Latin America, with an estimated 70,000 cases annually, but due to underreporting, these...

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Epidemiology of snakebites

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snakebites in Latin America, while El Salvador has the lowest (mostly because B. asper is not found in this country). The total number of snakebites in...

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Snakebite

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A snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake, especially a venomous snake. A common sign of a bite from a venomous snake is the presence of...

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Animal attacks in Latin America

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yellow-bellied sea snake are even more rare. (See Snakebites in Latin America). In Brazil, the South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) is responsible...

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List of dangerous snakes

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through snakebites or other physical trauma. The varieties of snakes that most often cause serious snakebites depend on the region of the world. In Africa...

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Bothrops asper

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reputation, and is one of the species responsible for the most envenomated snakebites within its range, largely due to its proximity to humans, livestock and...

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Bothrops alternatus

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viper species found in South America (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina). Within its range, it is an important cause of snakebite. The specific name...

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Antivenom

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FDA in October 2000. U.S. coral snake antivenom is no longer manufactured, and remaining stocks of in-date antivenom for coral snakebite expired in fall...

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Trenchmouth

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and reggae, as well as Latin music. The band's first single, "Snakebite", was described as a post-punk track that "fills in the void between primitive...

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Death of Cleopatra

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hairpin. Modern scholars debate the validity of ancient reports involving snakebites as the cause of death and whether she was murdered. Some academics hypothesize...

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Indian cobra

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most snakebite cases in India. It is distinct from the king cobra, which belongs to the monotypic genus Ophiophagus. The Indian cobra is revered in Hindu...

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Crotalus

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cases were reported in which dead hawks found near venomous snakes had suffered hemorrhage and gangrenous necrosis due to snakebite.: 514  The genus Crotalus...

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American frontier

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to their destination. The dangers of the overland route were numerous: snakebites, wagon accidents, violence from other travelers, suicide, malnutrition...

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Asclepias verticillata

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medicinal plant by Native American peoples. The Choctaw used it to treat snakebite, the Lakota and Hopi used it to increase breast milk in nursing mothers, and...

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Eastern copperhead

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Ray L. (April 2011). "Current Management of Copperhead Snakebite". Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 212 (4): 470–474. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg...

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Egyptian cobra

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haje) is one of the most venomous species of snakes in North Africa, and has caused many snakebite incidents to humans. It averages roughly 1.4 metres...

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Vincetoxicum

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included in Vincetoxicum. The generic name means "poison-beater" in Botanical Latin because of the plants' supposed antidotal effects against snakebite. Species...

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Caspian cobra

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venomous snakes between 2002 and 2011 in Iran, with the highest rate of snakebite incidents being found in provinces in the south and southwest of Iran. Out...

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Plantago

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sores, and boils. In folklore it is even claimed to be able to cure snakebite and was used by the Dakota Indian tribe of North America for this. Internally...

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Amblyodipsas

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Tail very short, obtuse. Subcaudals in two rows. *) Not including the nominate subspecies. T) Type species. Snakebite Amblyodipsas at the Reptarium.cz Reptile...

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Neglected tropical diseases

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scabies and other ectoparasites, and snakebite envenomation were added to the WHO list in 2017. These diseases are common in 149 countries, affecting more than...

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Inland taipan

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Channel). Retrieved 11 November 2013. Clinical Toxinology Resources. Snakebite Protocols – Oxyuranus microlepidotus. "Signs and Symptoms of Envenomation:...

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Viperidae

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Viperinae. List of snakes, overview of all snake families and genera Snakebite McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World:...

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Timber rattlesnake

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events that render the population susceptible to opportunistic pathogens. Snakebite Parmley, Dennis (1995). "Hemphillian (Late Miocene) snakes from Nebraska...

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Echis carinatus

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responsible for causing the most snakebite cases and deaths, due to various factors including their frequent occurrence in highly populated regions, and...

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Health care in Colombia

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virus and West nile virus are also present in Colombia. Snakebites are a big concern, because of the shortage in antivenom supplies countrywide. Different...

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Mamushi

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[Binocular diplopia and ptosis due to snakebite (Agkistrodon blomhoffi "mamushi")--a case report]. Brain and Nerve (in Japanese). 62 (3): 273–7. PMID 20297733...

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Bashan

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1.82: Another Miscellaneous Incantation/Anti-Witchcraft Text against Snakebite in Ugaritic". Academia.edu. Retrieved 12 February 2024. Aharoni, Yohanan...

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Cleopatra

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poison in another manner than a venomous snakebite. A set of double doors on the rear wall of the painting, positioned very high above the people in it,...

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