40,000 people are killed by snakebite every year according to conservative estimates
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Henrioud, D., photographer
- Language(s):
- English French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Snake Bites World Health Organization
- Abstract:
- Vials of antivenin serum for a variety of snakebites. Verso: WHO/9875. Congo-Snake Poison. The world of snakes. 40,000 people are killes by snakebite every year according to conservative estimates made by WHO. Most of the deaths occur in Asia wher every type of poisonous snake is found. Africa, where this photo was taken, has a wide variety of poisonous snakes. Effective antidotes to snakebite have been developed. Shake poison is collected and after having been inactivated is injected into an animal which produces antibodies against it. Serum for human protection is then obtained from the blood fo the animal. WHO has provided antisnakebite serum to Burma when people there wars threatened during widespread floods by snakes seeking higher ground. Our picture shows finished products, some snakespecific, some combining several sera.
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- WHO must be mentioned in the accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151222
- Extent:
- 1 photoprint.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101437346 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A014089
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437346