Background Scorpionism is a serious public health problem in Brazil. Although cases of envenomation by scorpions are frequent in Brazil, Tityus silvestris - found throughout the Amazon region - is considered of minor medical significance and with only a few descriptions in the literature. This article a...
Background Rabies is very common in People's Republic of China. Each year thousands of people die because of this disease, but rabies diagnosed in pregnancy is very rare. Case Presentation In this study, we report the case of a pregnant woman who was infected with the rabies virus after a dog bite. Th...
Os ferimentos ocasionados por mordeduras animais são comuns e de importância na saúde pública, tendo consequências, como desfiguração, infecção e, até mesmo, a morte em casos mais graves. A conduta frente a essas lesões é controversa, principalmente do ponto de vista do fechamento primário d...
Lonomia obliqua (Walker, 1855) es una mariposa nocturna de la familia Saturniidae, ampliamente distribuida en selvas tropicales de Sudamérica. Su larva (oruga) se caracteriza por poseer espículas ramificadas puntiagudas a lo largo de su cuerpo, que contienen una mezcla compleja de moléculas tóxicas e...
Antivenenos/uso terapéutico,
Argentina,
Venenos de Artrópodos/sangre,
Mordeduras y Picaduras/terapia,
Brasil,
Hematuria,
Hemorragia/inducido químicamente,
Inmunización Pasiva,
Larva/química,
Larva/clasificación,
Mariposas Nocturnas/química,
Mariposas Nocturnas/clasificación
Apesar dos morcegos hematófagos serem muito estudados, diversos aspectos de sua biologia e de seu papel na transmissão da raiva ainda não são conhecidos. O objetivo da presente tese foi estudar os abrigos diurnos, os agrupamentos e o comportamento agonístico do morcego hematófago comum, Desmodus ro...
Background Scorpion stings are an acute health problem in tropical regions. Awareness of this problem is fundamental for establishing preventive interventions, thus prompting the present study to determine the scorpion-sting incidence in tropical areas of Kermanshah province during 2008 and 2009. Metho...
Background:Envenomation remains a neglected public health issue in most tropical countries. A better understanding of the epidemiology of bites and stings by venomous animals should facilitate their prevention and management. This study aimed to explore the benefits that could be derived from the compuls...
In the present study, a fatal case caused by honeybee (Apis cerana) stings was documented in a female German shepherd dog that was presented at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. Characteristic clinical signs included hematuria, hematemesis, incoordination a...
He leído con atención y beneplácito la carta al editor de Agudelo-Espina y colaboradores (1), en donde realizan comentarios acerca de la importancia y relevancia de incluir todo lo relacionado con la enseñanza de la entomología médica en las pensa de estudio para la formación de un médico general...
Venezuela,
Entomología,
Enseñanza,
Quilópodos,
Médicos Generales,
Mordeduras y Picaduras,
Estudiantes,
Insectos,
Crustáceos,
Conocimiento,
Artrópodos,
Colombia,
América Latina,
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This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several factors - ...
