Abstract :
It is well known that clinically established, rabies
encephalomyelitis is almost invariably fatal. It is
also known that the disease is entirely preventable
with complete post-exposure prophylaxis. This
type of curable envenomed disease needs to be
eradicated completely, particularly where the
disease is an end-disease and has an effective
vaccine available.
Snake bites, similarly, induce an envenomingand
create medical emergencies involving multiple
organs, depending on the species of the snake bite.
Most severe types of snake bites are due to bites
by members of the families Viperidae (pit vipers
and true vipers) and Elapidae (cobras, kraits,
mambas, coral snakes, Australasian species andsea
snakes). Venomous snakes are widely distributed
throughout the world (fig. 2) except for a few
islands, frozen environments and high altitudes
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