Dangerous snakes, deadly snakes and medically important snakes
This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several facto...
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doaj-329cd1f7d7774b0aa0670ad8da7596852020-11-24T21:54:55ZengSciELOJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases1678-91992013-10-0119010.1186/1678-9199-19-26S1678-91992013000100102Dangerous snakes, deadly snakes and medically important snakesAnjana SilvaThis correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several factors - including frequency of medical attention after a bite, local or systemic envenomation provoked by the bite, fatal bites, long term consequences, availability of antivenom therapy as well as the size of the population at risk - that may vary from one region to another.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992013000100102&lng=en&tlng=enSnakesSnake bitesSnake venomsSnake envenomation |
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This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several factors - including frequency of medical attention after a bite, local or systemic envenomation provoked by the bite, fatal bites, long term consequences, availability of antivenom therapy as well as the size of the population at risk - that may vary from one region to another. |
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