VENOMOUS SNAKES - ENVENOMING, THERAPY

VENOMOUS SNAKES - ENVENOMING, THERAPY

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Chapter 1: ZOOLOGICAL BASIS

1.1. EVOLUTION AND PHYLOGENY OF SNAKES

1.2. TAXONOMY OF SNAKES

1.3.MORPHOLOGY OF SNAKES

1.4. THE VENOM APPARATUS IN SNAKES

1.5. DISTRIBUTION OF VENOMOUS SNAKES

1.6. ETHOLOGY BASIS, HUNTING, ATTACKS AND DEFENSE

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SNAKEBITES

2.1. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL NOTES

2.2. EUROPE

2.3. THE MIDDLE EAST

2.4. AFRICA

2.5. ASIA

2.6. NORTH AMERICA

2.7. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

2.8. AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA

2.9.WORLD-WIDE FIGURES

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Chapter 3: SNAKE VENOMS

3.1. SNAKE VENOMS - PHYSICAL TRAITS AND COMPOSITION

3.2. EFFECTIVENESS OF SNAKE VENOMS

3.3. CLASSIFICATION OF SNAKE VENOMS AND THEIR EFFECTS

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Chapter 4: SNAKE ANTIVENOMS

4.1. HISTORY

4.2. IMMUNOGENICITY OF SNAKE VENOMS

4.3. PRODUCTION, COMPOSITION AND TYPES OF ANTIVENOM

4.4. ANTIVENOM EFFICIENCY

4.5. SIDE-EFFECTS OF ANTIVENOMS

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Chapter 5: SNAKEBITE: THERAPY AND PREVENTION

5.1. PREVENTION

5.2. FIRST AID

5.3. HOSPITAL TREATMENT

5.4. CONVALESCENCE FOLLOWING ENVENOMING

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: ENVENOMING AND SNAKEBITE TREATMENT IN SPECIFIC SNAKE GROUPS

6.1. FAMILY: COLUBRIDAE, COLUBRIDS

REFERENCES

6.2. FAMILY: ATRACTASPIDIDAE

6.3. FAMILY: ELAPIDAE, ELAPID SNAKES

6.4. FAMILY: VIPERIDAE, VIPERIDS

Chapter 7: LIST OF VENOMOUS SNAKES

7.1. FAMILY: COLUBRIDAE, COLUBRIDS

7.2. FAMILY: ATRACTASPIDIDAE

7.3. FAMILY: ELAPIDAE, ELAPIDS

7.4. FAMILY: VIPERIDAE, VIPERIDS

GLOSSARY

AUTHOR’S AFFILIATION

INDEX