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Scorpion composition and scorpionism in a high-risk area, the southwest of Iran
Electronic Physician, 2018 Background: Scorpions are usually defined as predatory arachnids having venomous and painful stings. Scorpionism is considered as one of the health and medical problems in undeveloped tropical and subtropical countries in the world that endangers ...
Jalil Nejati +6 more
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Scorpion fauna and epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in southeastern Iran
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014 Objective: To identify the scorpion fauna and classify the epidemiological aspects of scorpionism in an endemic region, Southeast Iran. Methods: Scorpionism data were collected from health centers and hospitals in Sistan-Baluchestan Province during 2010 ...
Jalil Nejati +3 more
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of scorpionism in Shiraz (2012-2016); development of a clinical severity grading for Iranian scorpion envenomation [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Scorpionism is a public health problem in some provinces in Iran. The present study aimed to assess the clinical manifestations of scorpion envenomation in Shiraz and determine a clinical severity grading for Iranian scorpion envenomation in ...
Dehghani, R. +2 more
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Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2020 Objective: To describe elements of vulnerabilities and clinical manifestations of the victims of scorpionism in Santarem-Pará. Method: Quantitative and qualitative study with a theoretical framework of Twenty-eight patients stung by scorpions were ...
Pasesa Pascuala Quispe Torrez +2 more
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The scorpion Toxin Tf2 from Tityus fasciolatus Promotes Nav1.3 opening [PDF]
, 2015 We identified Tf2, the first β-scorpion toxin from the venom of the Brazilian scorpion Tityus fasciolatus. Tf2 is identical to Tb2-II found in Tityus bahiensis.We found that Tf2 selectively activates human (h)Nav1.3, a neuronal voltage-gated sodium (Nav)
Bosmans, Frank +4 more
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Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção, 2019 Background and Objectives: Arthropods are by far the most common animals on Earth in total individuals and described taxa. In Brazil, the importance of accidents involving venomous animals, which include accidents with venomous arthropods, can be ...
Gilberto Dinis Cozzer +4 more
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Medicine Science, 2020 The aim of this study was to compare the use of antivenom, and admission to ICU, scorpinism between adult and pediatric patients. This study included 99 patients who were admitted to the emergency department with scorpion sting within 1 year.
Ertugrul Altinbilek +3 more
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Scorpion Venom: Detriments and Benefits
Biomedicines, 2020 Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to be responsible for the pathological manifestations of envenoming.
Shirin Ahmadi +8 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012 We report a case in which a 21-week pregnant woman was stung by a Euscorpius flavicaudis (De Geer, 1778) scorpion. Symptoms and signs experienced by the patient were the same as those documented in the literature and with no ill-effects for the pregnancy.
M Dutto, L Dutto, M Bertero, M Goyffon
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Introducing Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) scorpion as one of the major stinging scorpions in Khuzestan, Iran [PDF]
, 2009 Khuzestan province has the highest rate of scorpion sting in Iran. This is a study to identify these scorpions in Khuzestan. In this study 418 scorpions were kept in the ethyl alcohol 70, each being studied by stereomicroscopy and diagnosis key ...
Bigdelli, S. +3 more
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