introduction: rabies is one of the most important infectious diseases and animal bites are increasing in iran. due to the significance of the subject, the current study was designed and conducted with the aim of determining animal bite status and its contributors in aq-qala district, golestan province, iran. materials and methods: this is a data-based study with descriptive approach carried out...

background: an analysis performed on the collected data from the local drug and poison information centre (dpic) of jundishapur university revealed that stings are the main causes of poisonings with frequency of 56%, followed by drug poisoning in 31%, and chemical exposure poisoning in 5.5% in khuzestan, the southwestern province of iran. objectives: the aim of the present study was to report t...

more than 40,000 species of spiders have been identified in the world. spider bites is a common problem among people, however few of them are harmful but delay in treatment can cause death. since the spider bites are risk full to human, they should be taken seriously, especially in endemic areas. our objective in this review was to study about poisonous spiders and find out treatments of them. ...

background animal bites, especially dog bites, are common health problems which are rarely addressed. it is estimated that 15 million people are bitten by animals worldwide annually. diseases caused by animal bites are problematic matters in the world as well as in iran. the main disease caused by animal bites is rabies. rabies is a fatal acute viral disease causing inclusive symptoms in the ce...

Introduction: Scorpion bite is one of the major health problems in most countries. Lordegan is one of the areas where several reports of Scorpion bite occur. The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiological and demographic characteristics of selected scorpions for preventive measures. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to collect information about all th...

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 case reports in this regard. here, a 40-year-old man was reported who was referred to the emergency department with severe periumbilical pain ...

Introduction: Rabies is one of the most important infectious diseases and animal bites are increasing in Iran. Due to the significance of the subject, the current study was designed and conducted with the aim of determining Animal bite status and its contributors in Aq-Qala district, Golestan province, Iran. Materials and methods: This is a data-based study with descriptive approach carrie...

background: despite the progress made, animal bites and rabies are one of the important health problems in the country. the purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of animal bites and rabies during 2004–2014 in lorestan province to prevent them in population of the province for the future prospective aspects. materials and methods: in a descriptive cross‑sectional study, all t...