TRADITIONAL USES OF THREATENED ANGIOPTERIS EVECTA (G.FORST.) HOFFM. (MARATTIACEAE) AS AN ANTIDOTE TO SNAKE BITES AND INSECT STINGS BY THE TANGSA TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH, INDIA [PDF]
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2023 Angiopteris evecta (G.Forst) Hoffm. (Marattiaceae), an endangered fern, utilized medicinally by several traditional societies across the world. Its use as food is rarely reported in literature.
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Insect Stings and Bites: Teachers’ Knowledge of Prevention and First Aid Treatment regarding Allergies and Anaphylaxis in Primary Schools in Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health, 2023 Background: Insects’ stings and bites are common phenomenon among school children in rural areas primarily due to closeness to bushes. Knowledge of teachers on allergies and anaphylaxis due to insect bites and stings is important to promote healthy ...
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Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2011 Christian Müller1,*, Beatrice Großjohann1,*, Lutz Fischer2,*1Department of Medical Science and Operations, RIEMSER Arzneimittel AG, An der Wiek 7, 17489 Greifswald, 2Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine, University ...
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From injury to outcome: A mixed-methods study of animal-related injuries in a rural district of Tanzania. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundAnimal-related injuries remain a neglected public health issue in rural Tanzania, exacerbated by limited access to care and varied occupational exposures.
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Use of over-the-counter antiallergic products–analysis of sales data in Poland from 2020 to 2023 [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyObjectiveThe study aimed to analyse purchasing trends of pharmacological products used in allergy management based on data from in-person pharmacy sales across Poland.Materials and MethodsThe research involved an analysis of the sales of pharmacological ...
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A Pruritic Linear Eruption After an Arthropod Bite
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022 N/a.
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Acute bullous hemorrhagic prurigo: a diagnostic challenge, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020 Insect bites and bite wounds are quite common and most often have mild repercussions in humans. Statistics on the incidence of accidents caused by insects are not available, and the skin reactions after the bites are not always known. The authors present
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Effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with centipede stings: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2021 Objective Centipede stings are a common problem in tropical countries. Current treatment guidelines do not include recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent the associated bacterial infection since no previous study has assessed the ...
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Efficacy of Concentrated Heat for Treatment of Insect Bites: A Real-world Study
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Insect bites that cause itch, pain and swelling are very common. The use of concentrated heat for relief of these symptoms may be a promising approach; however, the scientific evidence for efficacy of hyperthermia treatment is sparse.
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