A medicine already available in our hospitals can also provide healing in the bites of certain types of snakes.
A report published in Science Translational Medicine states that a drug that treats poisoning with heavy metals may be helpful in treating highly venomous snake bites.
The drug can help treat scallop and carpet viper venom, which are common in Asia and Africa. Both types of snakes are found in areas where people do not have access to good hospitals. In this regard, Abdul Razzaq Habib, an expert in infection and tropical diseases at the University of Bairro in Nigeria, says that there are many cases of snake bites around the world. According to him, when scissors and carpet wipers are cut, it affects the surrounding tissues and sometimes the hands or feet have to be cut.
The study was conducted by Lara Albesco, a professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). "Our research shows that snake venom can be treated with oral medication, and a drug that protects against heavy metal poisoning can be helpful in this situation," she said.
In the laboratory, scientists carefully examined three drugs used to treat heavy metals and tested them on a variety of poisons. The rats were then vaccinated against a deadly range of venom from various snakes. With one drug, the rats survived for 15 minutes and some for an hour. Otherwise, his death was certain and it was learned that in case of emergency, these medicines can give time to the patient and give him time to take him to the hospital.
It should be noted that the rats were given highly venomous snake venom but the medicine delayed the process of immediate death for an hour. This study found that taking certain of the medicines we have can delay the effects of snake venom and death for some time.
