Sentences with phrase «snakebites in»

The taipan and the death adder were responsible for most of the warm - weather snakebites in Papua New Guinea's capital city, reported the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier recently.

The victims of snakebites in poor rural communities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are often young individuals who are earning a wage and have a considerable remaining life expectancy.

Not exact matches

But the morale of Bolivia's army of Indian conscripts was low, and Paraguayans were better fitted to fight in the lowland swamps and jungles, in which many Bolivians died of disease and snakebite as well as gunfire.

Headaches in Africa show that its reliance on emerging markets comes with a snakebite of currency, macroeconomic and geopolitical hazards.

The verses in Mark upon which their practice is based does not guarantee or even mention immunity from snakebite.

A copperhead snakebite is not always fatal.Once they bite they start using their fangs to climb, sinking them in as they go.If they think nothing will kill them they drink, then why are they not drinking an acid that for sure supposed to?

Barney will be hoping to bounce back following that crashing defeat to Lewis as he takes on Dave «Chizzy» Chisnall, who himself won 7 - 1 in the opening week, defeating Snakebite Peter Wright 7 - 1.

THIS WEEK»S SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE A Thai man in the Guinness Book of World Records for spending the most time with snakes died of a snakebite.

Antivenom can work but its efficacy is largely restricted to the snake species used in its manufactures and is often ineffective in treating snakebite by different, even closely related species.

Consequently, antivenin produced for one species of saw - scaled viper will not necessarily neutralize the venom of another species of saw - scaled viper, highlighting how changes in venom composition can adversely affect snakebite therapy.»

Every year, snakebites kill up to 90,000 people, mostly in impoverished, rural tropical areas, as well as causing thousands of debilitating injuries to survivors, in part the reason that snakebite has the status of a neglected tropical disease.

Now he is searching for funding to build a pilot project to put the spray through clinical trials and eventually distribute a refined product in countries like India, where snakebites cause thousands of deaths before victims can reach the hospital.

The program is housed in the only major trauma center near the Sierra Nevada, so its doctors handle serious wilderness injuries, such as lightning strikes and snakebites, up and down the mountain range.

Snakebites kill nearly 100,000 people worldwide each year, mostly in the developing world.

Snakebites are a major public health problem in many rural communities around the world, often requiring medical care and affecting victims» ability to work.

Every year, snakebites cost the Sri Lankan government more than 10 million USD, and lead to economic loss of nearly 4 million USD for individuals, according to a new study in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

A field expedition to a remote region of Myanmar in Southeast Asia ended in tragedy earlier this month, when a prominent snake expert succumbed to a poisonous snakebite.

To assemble such a nurturing ensemble, I'll start with Kevlar, the tough synthetic fiber used in clothing already available to protect against motorcycle falls, chain saw accidents, bullets, blasts, and even snakebites.

The current production of antivenom is very costly and treatment for snakebites can be completely unaffordable to victims who, particularly in the low and middle - income countries, are often disadvantaged subsistence farmers and their families.

She and other veterinarians in the Small Animal Hospital at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences are expecting to see snakebite cases any day.

That's because tiger snake antivenom has an extraordinary level of cross reactivity against other snake species, and can therefore neutralise the lethal effects on humans in snakebite cases.

NEW ORLEANS — Swabbing for traces of snake DNA around bite marks on people can reveal the guilty serpent, a use of forensics that could change how people in regions beset by snakebites identify the culprits, a study in Nepal finds.

But although the disease flickers in and out of the public consciousness, a new study shows that another killer was nearly as deadly: snakebites.

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In India, 626 million people persist in defecating in fields, on roadsides or anywhere but in a toilet, although their children die of diarrhea and their wives and daughters must wake up at 4:30 AM to have the modesty of darkness, risking rape, snakebites and — no small matter in these parts — ghostIn India, 626 million people persist in defecating in fields, on roadsides or anywhere but in a toilet, although their children die of diarrhea and their wives and daughters must wake up at 4:30 AM to have the modesty of darkness, risking rape, snakebites and — no small matter in these parts — ghostin defecating in fields, on roadsides or anywhere but in a toilet, although their children die of diarrhea and their wives and daughters must wake up at 4:30 AM to have the modesty of darkness, risking rape, snakebites and — no small matter in these parts — ghostin fields, on roadsides or anywhere but in a toilet, although their children die of diarrhea and their wives and daughters must wake up at 4:30 AM to have the modesty of darkness, risking rape, snakebites and — no small matter in these parts — ghostin a toilet, although their children die of diarrhea and their wives and daughters must wake up at 4:30 AM to have the modesty of darkness, risking rape, snakebites and — no small matter in these parts — ghostin these parts — ghosts.

In ancient Greece, Dioscoriodes authored a book with approximately 600 different plants and herbs, including milk thistle, which was considered a cure for snakebites.

Also known as Cowhage, it has been applied in treating snakebites, anxiety and arthritis.

Using a fluffy brush, I add a golden beige, like Suspect, to the entire eyelid & a dark bronze, like Snakebite, in the crease and at the outer corners.

One of the reviewers suggested pairing this with the Snakebite Belt ($ 32) in grey.

Dane DeHaan stars as Zach, a gloomy teenager mourning the death of his girlfriend, Beth Slocum (Aubrey Plaza), after she was killed by a snakebite while hiking alone in the woods.

WHAT: After his girlfriend Beth (Aubrey Plaza) is killed by a snakebite while hiking in the woods, Zach (Dane DeHaan) is shocked to discover that she may not be dead after all.

Also, the book warns against common pathologies that overcome analysts, notably — Confirmation bias, overconfidence, Self - Attribution - bias, Optimism, Recency, Momentum, Heuristics, Familiarity, Snakebite (won't go back to one that hurt you), Falling in love, anxiety, over-reaction, loss - aversion, etc..

Fatal snakebites are more common in dogs than in any other domestic animal.

Your puppy is most at risk for snakebite if she lives in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or Texas.

Snakebites resulting in envenomation are common emergencies encountered in both dogs and cats.

In an effort to protect our companion pets from snakebites, there are less invasive and more humane alternatives on the horizon than administering shock that ought to be explored by the scientific community.

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Snakebites, in particular, are often a bit laughable.

So can the muscle damage caused by snakebite (ref), the stings of other venomous creatures (ref) or a lack of sufficient vitamin E / and selineum in the pet's diet.