Clinicians have for a long time witnessed the tragedy of injury, disability, and death from snake bite that is a daily occurrence in many parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. To many people living in these regions, including some of the world’s poorest communities, snake bite is an ever present occupational risk and environmental hazard, an additional penalty of poverty. Like malaria, deng...

OBJECTIVE Snake bite in India is a common medical emergency and an occupational hazard for majority of Indian population especially farmers. Epidemiological data on snake bite from the North India is sparse. Hence we conducted this study to find clinico-epidemiological profile of neuroparalytic snake bite. METHODS This is a record-based, descriptive study carried out at the Department of Medi...

Introduction: India is estimated to have the highest snakebite mortality in the world. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates place the number of bites to be 83,000 per annum with 11,000 deaths. Material & Methods: It was a hospital based retrospective study done in Government General Hospital, Guntur. Retrospective analysis was done from the case records over the past 1 year from January 20...

BACKGROUND India is a thickly populated country; apart from having biodiversity among people, climate does change from place to place. Western Ghats of South India harbors variety of plantations and diverse creatures. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the people and some tribes living in these regions. Here majority are callous/ ignorant in employing neither advanced farming techniques n...

ABSTRACT Dot-ELISA test is developed in mice models to identify cobra and viper snake species in snake bite cases. Simplicity and cost effective qualities of this test showed great promises to be utilized in the field which can be useful for farmers, plantation workers and fisherman who are working in field and become victim of snake bite cases. Dot-ELISA test can be an alternative solution to ...

Snake bite was known as one of the most important public health concerns world wild. Respiratory and cardiac problems and destruction of endothelium system occurs as a result of snake bite. Some proteins and peptides in snake venom have potential for drug discovery studies. According to the important role of cell adhesion and angiogenesis in cancer development, identification of new therapeutic...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Snake-bites are the common cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. In India, there are 216 species of snakes, of which only four are venomous snakes (cobra, krait, Russell's viper and saw scaled viper). This study was undertaken to find out the epidemiological profile of snake-bite incidences in the State of Andhra Pradesh, based on the data collected from...

Australia is inhabited by a large variety of snakes, including some of the most poisonous in the world. Sightings are regular, and the incidence of snake bite is estimated to be several thousand a year. A bite does not necessarily result in envenomation occurring, however there are at least 300 snakebites a year requiring treatment of envenomation, with between 1 and 4 fatalities every year. Th...

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Snake bite is a common problem seen in the rural parts of India and is associated with a high rate of mortality due to their related toxicity. Neurotoxicity from the elapid bite may manifest as the early morning neuroparalytic syndrome (EMNS) or even as Locked in syndrome. Determining the types of toxicity in the patient is based on clinical signs and laboratory findings or by direct examinatio...