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Association between footwear use and neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND The control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has primarily focused on preventive chemotherapy and case management. Less attention has been placed on the role of ensuring access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene and personal ...
A Alemu +90 more
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Toxins, 2022 Snake envenoming causes rapid systemic and local effects that often result in fatal or long-term disability outcomes. It seems likely that acute phase and inflammatory responses contribute to these haemorrhagic, coagulopathic, neurotoxic, nephrotoxic and
Jaffer Alsolaiss +4 more
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South African Medical Journal, 2023 This article explores the management of snakebite to vulnerable patient groups, namely children and pregnant women as well as providing detail on the current best practice when caring for venom ophthalmia and surgical wounds resulting from snakebite ...
T Hardcastle +6 more
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Epidemic Dreams: Dreaming about health during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
, 2022 The continuity hypothesis of dreams suggests that the content of dreams is continuous with the dreamer's waking experiences. Given the unprecedented nature of the experiences during COVID-19, we studied the continuity hypothesis in the context of the pandemic. We implemented a deep-learning algorithm that can extract mentions of medical conditions from
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The Need for Next-Generation Antivenom for Snakebite Envenomation in India
Toxins, 2023 The limitations posed by currently available antivenoms have emphasized the need for alternative treatments to counteract snakebite envenomation. Even though exact epidemiological data are lacking, reports have indicated that most global snakebite deaths
Muralidharan Vanuopadath +4 more
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Nature Communications, 2023 Morbidity from snakebite envenoming affects approximately 400,000 people annually. Tissue damage at the bite-site often leaves victims with catastrophic life-long injuries and is largely untreatable by current antivenoms.
Steven R. Hall +9 more
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Repurposing cancer drugs, batimastat and marimastat, to inhibit the activity of a group I metalloprotease from the venom of the Western Diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox [PDF]
, 2020 Snakebite envenomation causes over 140,000 deaths every year predominantly in developing countries. As a result, it is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases.
Bicknell, Andrew B. +12 more
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Snakebite envenoming in Brazilian children: clinical aspects, management and outcomes.
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2023 Snakebite envenoming is currently considered a neglected tropical disease, which affects over 5 million people worldwide, and causes almost 150 000 deaths every year, as well as severe injuries, amputations and other sequelae.
I. Oliveira +17 more
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Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor-Resource Setting. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Venomous snakebites are critical medical emergency. Most fatalities resulted from respiratory failure attributable to abrupt neuromuscular paralysis. A 35‐year‐old male was treated for a snakebite on the dorsum of his right foot, which occurred seven hours prior to hospital admission during sleep.
Matin A, Sobuj SA, Saha P, Sami CA.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening global public health issue with Bangladesh having one of the highest rates of snakebite cases. The Bede, a nomadic ethnic group in Bangladesh, traditionally engages in snake-related business such as ...
Ken Yoshimura +7 more
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