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How is Antivenom Made?
Snakebites are a global health crisis, affecting millions of people every year. Venomous snakes can deliver a lethal dose of venom with a single bite, making immediate treatment a matter of life or death. Thankfully, immunology pioneers in the 1890’s were the first to develop snake antivenom…and we still use the same process today!
Snakebite Treatment: Past, Present, and Future
Snakebites have challenged humans for centuries. Without a proper understanding of how snake venoms worked, physicians used the same ineffective treatments through much of history. Antivenoms are now manufactured all over the world to treat all kinds of snakebites and scientists are creating new potential therapies with the goal of more effectively treating all snakebites.