incidence of snake bites in kashan, iran during an eight year period (2004-2011)
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conclusions it was concluded that snake bite cases in kashan are similar to other areas in iran from an epidemiological point of view, including; age distribution rates, gender and site of the bites. the existence of macrov ipera lebetina, a dangerous venomous snake, can cause a range of clinical effects among residents in central parts of iran, such as kashan area. patients and methods this research was a descriptive retrospective study. data from 2004 to 2011 of snakebite cases were collected from case reports. information included; age and sex of the victim, district, month of incident, mortality, and time of bite. results the results of this study showed that the majority of snake bite patients were male (96%). the age distribution of patients indicated that the greatest rate of snake bites occurred among the 15-24 year old group. data collected in this study revealed that the highest incidence of snake bite cases took place in summer (60%) and the lowest number occurred in winter, with no snake bite cases being recorded. the peak number of snakebite cases was seen during june-september. background snake bites are one of the significant health problems in the tropical and subtropical regions. snake bite is a common medical emergency in iran, and the epidemiological features and management of such cases vary from region to region. objectives this present research study was conducted to obtain new information about the epidemiology of snake bites in the region of kashan, located in the central part of iran.
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