antivenoms
Toxin-neutralizing serums
Antivenoms are medicines that counteract the effects of venom from snakes, spiders, scorpions, or other venomous creatures.
They work by introducing antibodies that neutralize the toxins.
Antivenom is produced by injecting small amounts of venom into animals—typically horses—and harvesting the resulting antibodies.
The hospital kept antivenoms on hand for snakebite victims.
Serpent fang injury
- serumBlood's watery portion
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
hospital · emergency · neutralization · antibodies · dose · allergic reaction · anaphylaxis · IV
Limbless scaled reptile
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
- stonefishVenomous bottom-dwelling marine predator
box jellyfish · black widow · brown recluse · rattlesnake · cobra · mamba · taipan · viper
Large domesticated hoofed mammals
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
hyperimmune · serpentarium · laboratory · cultivation · inoculation · donors · centrifugation · freeze-drying
snakebite
Serpent fang injury
toxin · hospital · emergency · neutralization · antibodies · dose · allergic reaction · anaphylaxis · IV · plasma
snake
Limbless scaled reptile
stonefish · box jellyfish · black widow · brown recluse · rattlesnake · cobra · mamba · taipan · viper · coral snake
horses
Large domesticated hoofed mammals
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
purification · hyperimmune · serpentarium · laboratory · cultivation · inoculation · donors · centrifugation · freeze-drying · cold chain
polyvalent
Having multiple capacities
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
Brazil · shortage · access · distribution · tropical · rural · stockpile · expiration · cost · availability
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
- Antidotesantidotes, antiserum, naloxone, Narcan, counteragent
- biologicsbiologics, biologicals, biopharmaceuticals, monoclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibody
- tropical medicineantimalarials, antiparasitics, chloroquine, quinine, ivermectin
antivenomsvenoms
Poisonous animal secretions
poisons · toxins · snake venom · spider venom · scorpion venom
antivenomsvaccines
Preparations conferring immunity
prophylactics · immunizations · inoculations · preventive medicine
- snake antivenomSerum countering serpent toxins