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• Cerebellar infarct with neurogenic pulmonary edema following viper bite

  Authors:Salil Gupta, A. Tewari, and Velu NairFrom:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice (Vol. 3, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-April 20121,775 words Case study 1390LByline: Salil. Gupta, A. Tewari, Velu. Nair Russell's viper (Daboia russelli) bites are well known to cause bleeding complications. However, thrombotic complications are rare. We present the case details of a female...

• Potential economic damage from introduction of brown tree snakes, Boiga irregularis (reptilia: colubridae), to the islands of Hawai'i

  Authors:Stephanie A. Shwiff, Karen Gebhardt, Katy N. Kirkpatrick, and Steven S. ShwiffFrom:Pacific Science (Vol. 64, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20105,537 words Article 1460LThe Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) has caused ecological and economic damage to Guam, and the snake has the potential to colonize other islands in the Pacific Ocean. This study quantifies the potential economic...

• An unusual cause of injury to an infant. (Images Paediatric Medicine)

  Authors:K. Street, S. Kinder, and C. S. PerkinsFrom:Archives of Disease in Childhood (Vol. 85, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2001385 words Brief article Rat bite incidents involving humans in the UK are reportedly very rare. There is only one report in the medical literature of severe eyelid injuries to an infant, caused by a rat. (1) Elsewhere in the world they are...

• Antibiotics in non-venomous snakebite. (Best Evidence Topic Reports)

  Author:Polly TerryFrom:Emergency Medicine Journal (Vol. 19, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 2002368 words Brief article Checked by Kevin Mackway-Jones, Professor Abstract A short cut review was carried out to establish whether prophylactic antibiotics reduced the incidence of infection after non-venemous snake bite. Altogether 60...

• 'Tis the season for stinging insect allergies

  Author:Lisa MaherFrom:Patient Care (Vol. 32, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  June 15, 19982,152 words Article Most people experience only local cutaneous symptoms in response to insect stings. Here's a plan for managing hypersensitivity--and a logical approach to allergy testing and venom immunotherapy. About 0.5% of the...

• Return to Setter

  Authors:Todd Zwillich and Barbara BakerFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 29, Issue 13)

  July 1, 1999 Article

• Adrenal insufficiency in snake envenomation: Another piece of puzzle?

  Authors:Subramanian Senthilkumaran, Narendra Jena, Gore Sandeep, and Ponniah ThirumalaikolundusubramanianFrom:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Vol. 27, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 2016592 words Clinical report, Let... 1720LByline: Subramanian. Senthilkumaran, Narendra. Jena, Gore. Sandeep, Ponniah. Thirumalaikolundusubramanian To the Editor , The case report on spontaneous peri-nephric hematoma[sup][1]in a healthy male without co-...

• Vipers, mambas and taipans: the escalating health crisis over snakebites

  Author:Carrie ArnoldFrom:Nature (Vol. 537, Issue 7618) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 1, 20162,652 words Article 1290LAuthor(s): Carrie Arnold [1] Abdulsalam Nasidi's phone rang shortly after midnight: Nigeria's health minister was on the line. Nasidi, who worked at the country's Federal Ministry of Health, learnt that he was needed...

• Quantifying the Impact of Mosquitoes on Quality of Life and Enjoyment of Yard and Porch Activities in New Jersey

  Authors:Yara A. Halasa, Donald S. Shepard, Dina M. Fonseca, Ary Farajollahi, Sean Healy, Randy Gaugler, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 6, 20146,678 words Article 1560LAuthor(s): Yara A. Halasa 1, Donald S. Shepard 1,*, Dina M. Fonseca 2, Ary Farajollahi 3, Sean Healy 4,7, Randy Gaugler 2, Kristen Bartlett-Healy 2,7, Daniel A. Strickman 5, Gary G. Clark 6 Introduction The...

• Do Topical Repellents Divert Mosquitoes within a Community? - Health Equity Implications of Topical Repellents as a Mosquito Bite Prevention Tool

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 20133,693 words Article 1420LIntroduction 'Topical repellents like N, N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET ) or para-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) are excellent tools to protect individuals against mosquito bites especially in areas where vectors usually...

• Animal and human bite wounds: immunization, prophylaxis, treatment

  Authors:Ghinwa K. Dumyati, Nayef El-Daher, and C. Richard MagnussenFrom:Consultant (Vol. 37, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19972,356 words Article Animal bites often cause minor injuries but some can have adverse consequences, such as nerve damage, facial disfigurement, tissue trauma and wound infection. About 20% of animal bites can result in complications that...

• Tick bite

  Authors:Cui-Cui Liu, Lilla Landeck, and Min ZhengFrom:Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology (Vol. 80, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 2014407 words Letter to the editor 1590LByline: Cui-Cui. Liu, Lilla. Landeck, Min. Zheng Sir, A 23-year-old girl presented to our department with a 1 month history of an embedded tick on her right clavicle. The patient had no fever, chills or other...

• Transient hemorrhagic demyelination following insect bite

  Authors:Sameer Vyas, Charu Paruthi, Manoj Goyal, and Niranjan KhandelwalFrom:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology (Vol. 21, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 2018944 words Clinical report, Let... 1450LByline: Sameer. Vyas, Charu. Paruthi, Manoj. Goyal, Niranjan. Khandelwal Sir, An 18-year-old boy presented with a history of insect bite while sleeping. He noticed pain in his hand, which woke him up, and mild...

• An evidence based efficacy and safety assessment of the ethnobiologicals against poisonous and non-poisonous bites used by the tribals of three westernmost districts of West Bengal, India: Anti-phospholipase A.sub.2 and genotoxic effects

  Authors:Biplob Kumar Modak, Partha Gorai, Devendra Kumar Pandey, Abhijit Dey, Tabarak Malik, and Benito Soto-BlancoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 30, 20208,293 words Report 1470LIntroduction To explore the ethnobiological wisdom of the tribals of three western districts of West Bengal, India against poisonous and non-poisonous bites and stings, a quantitative approach was adopted. These...

• Towards an In Vitro Model of Plasmodium Hypnozoites Suitable for Drug Discovery

  Authors:Laurent Dembele, Audrey Gego, Anne-Marie Zeeman, Jean-Francois Franetich, Olivier Silvie, Armelle Rametti, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 31, 20115,900 words Article 1630LBackground Amongst the Plasmodium species in humans, only P. vivax and P. ovale produce latent hepatic stages called hypnozoites, which are responsible for malaria episodes long after a mosquito bite. Relapses...

• The influence of poverty and rabies knowledge on healthcare seeking behaviors and dog ownership, Cameroon

  Authors:Galileu Barbosa Costa, Amy Gilbert, Benjamin Monroe, Jesse Blanton, Sali Ngam Ngam, Sergio Recuenco, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 21, 20186,502 words Report 1450LBackground Rabies is a fatal encephalitis caused by lyssaviruses, with most human cases worldwide resulting from rabid dog bites. Although effective animal and human vaccines have been available for over 100 years,...

• Pyrethroid insecticides maintain repellent effect on knock-down resistant populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

  Authors:Natalie M. Bowman, Kristin Akialis, Grayson Cave, Roberto Barrera, Charles S. Apperson, and Steven R. MeshnickFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 15, 20186,329 words Report 1650LPyrethroid-treated clothing is commonly worn for protection against mosquitoes; pyrethroids are both insecticides and repellents. Pyrethroid resistance has become increasingly common in Aedes aegypti, the vector of...

• The coruscating magnetic resonance imaging features of dumb rabies.

  Authors:Dinesh Chouksey, Pankaj Rathi, Kapil Telang, and Ajoy SodaniFrom:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases (Vol. 13, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 2021729 words Letter to the editor 1490LByline: Dinesh. Chouksey, Pankaj. Rathi, Kapil. Telang, Ajoy. Sodani Sir, Rabies is an acute progressive fulminating encephalitis. Human rabies mostly presented in encephalitic (furious) and paralytic (dumb)...

• MRSA

  From:Nature Medicine (Vol. 15, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 200937 words Brief article, Repor... Jun 21 Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections between dogs and cats and their human owners are on the rise, medical experts said, citing the need to treat bit wounds...

• Mass Envenomations by Honey Bees and Wasps

  Authors:RICHARD S. VETTER, P. KIRK VISSCHER, and SCOTT CAMAZINEFrom:The Western Journal of Medicine (Vol. 170, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 19993,720 words Article Stinging events involving honey bees and wasps are rare; most deaths or clinically important incidents involve very few stings ([is less than] 10) and anaphylactic shock. However, mass stinging events can prove...