Snake Bite as a Public Health Problem: Bangladesh Perspective

Anti-snake Venom: Use and Adverse Reaction in a Snake Bite Study Clinic in Bangladesh

Snakebites can present local or systemic envenomation, while neurotoxicity and respiratory paralysis are the main cause of death. The mainstay of management is anti-snake venom (ASV), which is highly effective, but liable to cause severe adverse reactions including anaphylaxis. The types of adverse reaction to polyvalent anti-snake venom have not been previously studied in Bangladesh. In this p...

Annual Incidence of Snake Bite in Rural Bangladesh

BACKGROUND Snake bite is a neglected public health problem in the world and one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in many areas, particularly in the rural tropics. It also poses substantial economic burdens on the snake bite victims due to treatment related expenditure and loss of productivity. An accurate estimate of the risk of snake bite is largely unknown for most countries in ...

A Snake-Bite Poster

TuERii has long been needed a really authoritative and reliable snake-bite poster for use in hospitals, dispensaries, and public institutions in India. At the suggestion of Messrs. Thacker, Spink and Co., a large coloured snake-bite poster, 3| by 2-| feet in size, has now been prepared at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine; to be issued as a supplement on payment to subscribers to the Ind...

Snake bite.

Snake bite is a common and frequently devastating environmental and occupational disease, especially in rural areas of tropical developing countries. Its public health importance has been largely ignored by medical science. Snake venoms are rich in protein and peptide toxins that have specificity for a wide range of tissue receptors, making them clinically challenging and scientifically fascina...

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