Early-Onset Respiratory Muscle Paralysis in Crotalic Envenomation: A Case Study [PDF]
Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical, 2023 Crotalic envenomation is responsible for approximately 8%-13% of ophidism cases in Brazil, yet it is associated with the highest mortality among snakes. We describe the case of a patient bitten by a rattlesnake who developed ventilatory muscle paralysis ...
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Demystifying ophidism: bridging school and society to develop educational resources [PDF]
Ambiente & Sociedade, 2021 Schools are inseparable from communities, and learning should empower students and the community to think and act on issues that affect them. In the semiarid Brazilian Caatinga, snake bites are a health issue.
Mikaelle Kaline Bezerra da Costa +2 more
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Venomous snakes of medical importance in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro: habitat and taxonomy against ophidism [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Snakebite envenoming is a major global health problem that kills or disables half a million people in the world’s poorest countries. Identifying the biting snake and its habitat use is key to understanding snakebite eco-epidemiology and optimizing its ...
Breno Hamdan +2 more
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Venomous Snakebites in Croatia, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment [PDF]
Acta Clinica Croatica, 2022 Venomous snake bites are recognized as a major public health problem, affecting mostly poor, underdeveloped areas in the tropical and subtropical areas.
Darinka Tunjić Pejak +2 more
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Effect of Agraz (Vaccinium meridionale Swartz) on High-Density Lipoprotein Function and Inflammation in Women with Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2018 Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with low-grade inflammation and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) dysfunction. Polyphenol-rich foods may improve these alterations. Agraz is a fruit rich in polyphenols (mainly anthocyanins); however, there is limited
Catalina Marín-Echeverri +7 more
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Snakebite Envenoming Diagnosis and Diagnostics [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Snakebite envenoming is predominantly an occupational disease of the rural tropics, causing death or permanent disability to hundreds of thousands of victims annually.
Cecilie Knudsen +9 more
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Characterization of the Venom of C. d. cumanesis of Colombia: Proteomic Analysis and Antivenomic Study [PDF]
Toxins, 2018 The Colombian rattlesnake Crotalus durissus cumanensis is distributed in three geographic zones of the country: the Atlantic Coast, the upper valley of the Magdalena River, and the eastern plains of the Colombian Orinoquía. Its venom induces neurological
Juan Carlos Quintana-Castillo +5 more
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Snakebites in Rio Branco and surrounding region, Acre, Western Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020 INTRODUCTION Snakebites are considered a neglected tropical disease in many countries in Latin America, including Brazil. As few studies have assessed snakebites in the Amazon region and especially in the state of Acre, epidemiological studies are of ...
Laiane Parente de Oliveira +5 more
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Perspective on the Therapeutics of Anti-Snake Venom [PDF]
Molecules, 2019 Snakebite envenomation is a life-threatening disease that was recently re-included as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), affecting millions of people in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.
Isabel Gómez-Betancur +3 more
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Crotoxin-Loaded Silica Nanoparticles: A Nanovenom Approach [PDF]
PharmaceuticsBackground: Ophidism is a globally neglected health problem. In Argentina, Crotalus durissus terrificus (C.d.t., South American rattlesnake) is one of the species of greatest medical importance since its venom contains mainly crotoxin (CTX), a potent ...
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