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Envenenamento por aranhas em Portugal: verdade ou mito?
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2010 There are 800 known species of spiders in Portugal. Of these, only two may cause any kind of medical condition: the Mediterranean black-widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) and the violin spider (Loxosceles rufescens).
Pedro Cardoso, A Paulo G Almeida
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Media framing of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments
People and Nature, 2020 Spiders are able to arouse strong emotional reactions in humans. While spider bites are statistically rare events, our perception is skewed towards the potential harm spiders can cause to humans.
Stefano Mammola +3 more
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Pancreatic islet transplantation after upper abdominal exeriteration and liver replacement [PDF]
, 1990 Nine patients who became diabetic after upper-abdominal exenteration and liver transplantation were given pancreatic islet-cell grafts obtained from the liver donor (eight cases), a third-party donor (one), or both (four). Two patients were diabetic when
Alejandro, R +8 more
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Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report
Emergency, 2015 Tarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. Their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some
Mahboob Pouraghaei +3 more
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Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens. [PDF]
, 2013 The prevalence of exotic pet allergies has been increasing over the last decade. Years ago, the main allergy-causing domestic animals were dogs and cats, although nowadays there is an increasing number of allergic diseases related to insects, rodents ...
Díaz Perales, Araceli +3 more
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Venomous Animals; Are They Important in Iran? [PDF]
, 2015 Many reports have indicated the medical importance of animal poisons in Iran. The significance numbers of Iranians are injured from high endemic to sporadic, by venomous snakes, scorpions, wasps, bees, fire and velvet ants, spiders and backswimmer bugs ...
Dehghani, R.
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Centipede venoms as a source of drug leads [PDF]
, 2016 peerreview_statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope. aims_and_scope_url: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=iedc20© 2016 Taylor and Francis.
de la Vega RC +6 more
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Medically Important Venomous Animals: Biology, Prevention, First Aid, and Clinical Management [PDF]
, 2017 Venomous animals are a significant health problem for rural populations in many parts of the world. Given the current level of the international mobility of individuals and the inquisitiveness of travelers, clinicians and travel clinics need to be able ...
Bodio, Mauro +3 more
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Loxosceles spider bites in the state of Paraná, Brazil: 1993-2000
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2006 This study presents the epidemiological analysis of 20,699 reported spider bites involving the Loxosceles genus in the state of Paraná, Brazil, from 1993 to 2000. The incidence rate in the period was 290.24/100,000 inhabitants.
E. Marques-da-Silva +3 more
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Possible male infanticide in wild orangutans and a re-evaluation of infanticide risk [PDF]
, 2019 Infanticide as a male reproductive tactic is widespread across mammals, and is particularly prevalent in catarrhine primates. While it has never been observed in wild orangutans, infanticide by non-sire males has been predicted to occur due to their ...
Knott, Cheryl D. +6 more
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