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Snake Bite and Therapeutic Measures: Indian Scenario


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1 Dept. of Microbiol., Nehru Arts & Science College, India
2 Dept. of Microbiol., PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, India
 

The Indian subcontinent, being tropical, harbors a variety of snakes. Every year ~15,000 people reportedly die due to snakebites in India. Until now, horse polyvalent antivenom is the only specific treatment for snake venom poisoning. This paper describes the occurrence of snake bite in India and their therapeutic measures in the case of snake bite envenomation.
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S. Meenatchisundaram
Dept. of Microbiol., Nehru Arts & Science College, India
A. Michael
Dept. of Microbiol., PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, India

Abstract


The Indian subcontinent, being tropical, harbors a variety of snakes. Every year ~15,000 people reportedly die due to snakebites in India. Until now, horse polyvalent antivenom is the only specific treatment for snake venom poisoning. This paper describes the occurrence of snake bite in India and their therapeutic measures in the case of snake bite envenomation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2009%2Fv2i10%2F30725