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antivenin

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relation to antitoxin

treatment of snakebite

  • Cape cobra (Naja nivea).
    In cobra

    Neurotoxins affect breathing, and although antivenin is effective, it must be administered soon after the bite. Thousands of deaths occur each year in South and Southeast Asia.

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  • In snakebite

    …treated with the use of antivenins. Prepared by the immunization of animals (especially horses) against the venoms, the effectiveness of the antivenin depends upon its specificity, its antibody content, and the degree of purification or concentration of the product. Although the use of a specific antivenin is preferable in the…

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