antivenins
Toxin-neutralizing serums
Antivenins are antidotes to venom, typically serums containing antibodies that neutralize the effects of snake, spider, or scorpion bites.
The term is interchangeable with antivenoms, though antivenin is the older form: The hospital kept antivenins for the region's most dangerous snakes.
Produced by injecting animals with small amounts of venom and harvesting the resulting antibodies.
Hooded venomous serpent
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- bitePierce with teeth
adder · mamba · coral snake · pit viper · serpent · neurotoxin · hemotoxin · swelling
Blood's watery portion
- antiserumAntibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
antibodies · neutralization · therapy · intravenous · dosage · administration · vial · polyvalent
Protective medical injection
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
- hyperimmuneExceptionally high antibody levels
plasma · purification · laboratory · WHO · cold chain · shelf life · lyophilized · stockpile
Medical treatment facility
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- lifesavingPreserving human existence
urgent · critical · ambulance · ER · resuscitation · medevac · stabilization · airway
Harmful biological substances
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
pathophysiology · pharmacokinetics · biotoxins · cytotoxin · toxicity · lethal dose
cobra
Hooded venomous serpent
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
bite · adder · mamba · coral snake · pit viper · serpent · neurotoxin · hemotoxin · swelling · necrosis
serum
Blood's watery portion
- antiserumAntibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
immunoglobulin · antibodies · neutralization · therapy · intravenous · dosage · administration · vial · polyvalent · monovalent
immunization
Protective medical injection
hyperimmune · plasma · purification · laboratory · WHO · cold chain · shelf life · lyophilized · stockpile · manufacturing
hospital
Medical treatment facility
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
lifesaving · urgent · critical · ambulance · ER · resuscitation · medevac · stabilization · airway · tourniquet
toxins
Harmful biological substances
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
biochemistry · pathophysiology · pharmacokinetics · biotoxins · cytotoxin · toxicity · lethal dose
antiveninsvenoms
Poisonous animal secretions
poisons · toxins · snake venom · envenomation · neurotoxins