6. Gold BS, Wingert WA. Snake venom poisoning in the United States: a review of therapeutic practice. South Med J. 1994; 87: 579-589.

The medical literature regarding envenomation in pregnancy includes primarily retrospective reviews and case series. The limited available evidence suggests that optimal management includes a venom-specific approach, including supportive care, antivenom administration in appropriate cases, ...

June 6, 2023 - If you own a snake, it will be fascinating to know whether it is pregnant. Remember that confirming about snake’s pregnancy is very important, so it is better

Some expectant mothers prepare for the arrival of their babies by reading books of parenting tips, painting nurseries, and buying a pram. The tiger keelback snake takes a different approach. When females get pregnant, they slither into the forest to eat as many poisonous toads as they can find.

Abruptio placentae following snake bite in a Sudanese woman. Adam I, Gerais AS. Adam I, et al. Saudi Med J. 2005 Apr;26(4):686-7. Saudi Med J. 2005. PMID: 15900390 No abstract available. Recurrent pregnancy loss. An update. Ansari AH, Kirkpatrick B. Ansari AH, et al. J Reprod Med. 1998 Sep;43(9):806-14. J Reprod Med. 1998. PMID: 9777621 Review. Antiphospholipid syndrome and ...

Snakebites in pregnancy are uncommon, accounting for <1% of the ~5,ooo cases of venomous snakebites in the US each year.1 Though this is a rare occurrence it can result in significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, with maternal death and or fetal loss occurring in up to 10 and ...

The fact that venomous snakebites during pregnancy result in a high fetal wastage and that both venomous snake and spider bites may cause maternal mortality, makes this an important, albeit uncommonly encountered, entity in obstetrics. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of dealing with this ...

Author Information Durga Valvi*, Parulekar SV**, Karnik ND***, Samant PY**** (* Assistant Professor, ** Professor and Head of Depart...

Answer (1 of 5): There are several reasons why a snake might be found in the home of a pregnant woman: 1. Seeking shelter: Snakes are attracted to warm, dark places and may enter homes in search of shelter. This can include areas such as basements, attics, or crawl spaces. 2. Food source: If a h...

Snake venoms are variable protein mixtures with a multitude of bioactivities. New work shows, surprisingly, that it is the loss of toxin-encoding gene…

Natural or iatrogenic causes of anaphylaxis are significant risk factors in pregnancy. A 3% to 5% risk of sting anaphylaxis in any pregnant woman with…

This paper records the meaning of the term 'offense' and the folk knowledge related to local beliefs and practices of folk medicine that prevent and treat snake bites, as well as the implications for the conservation of snakes in the county of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, Brazil.

February 1, 2004 - This is a review of Medline/PubMed ... during pregnancy reported in the English literature from 1966 to May 2009. Two hundred thirteen venomous snakebites were reported in pregnant women. The overall case-fatality rate in the pregnant females was approximately 4%, and the fetal loss rate was ...

Long-term effects of envenoming compromise the quality of life of the survivors of snakebite. We searched MEDLINE (from 1946) and EMBASE (from 1947) until October 2018 for clinical literature on the long-term effects of snake envenoming using ...

al situation is that care must be rendered simultaneously to two patients with a complex interrelationship. The object is to optimize maternal care and increase the chances of successful pregnancy. Adherence to the tenet that what is best for the mother is best for the fetus will probably produce ...

Snake venoms are mixtures of toxins that vary extensively between and within snake species. This variability has serious consequences for the manageme…

Snakebite is an important public health problem in tropical regions of the world. Although devastating effects of envenoming such as kidney failure, tissue necrosis, bleeding diathesis, and neurotoxicity are well known in the acute stage following a ...

September 18, 2017 - Because pregnant women can't be administered anti-venom, the family was left with a decision — deliver the baby three months early or treat the symptoms and hope the venom doesn’t spread.

Studies so far have shown that ... increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that pregnant women get vaccinated against COVID-19. ... COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in ...

Spontaneous abortion represents a common form of embryonic loss caused by early pregnancy failure. In the present study, we investigated the prophylactic effects of bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2), a regulatory T cell (Treg) inducer, on a ...