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To develop most antivenoms, scientists inject horses or other animals with doses of the snake venom and harvest the antibodies their immune systems produce as a result—a process that is both dangerous and limiting.
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Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Experts then milk the collected spiders for their venom so the material can be used to produce life-saving antivenom for humans.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
The spider has a venom packed with 40 different toxic proteins and its raw venom is the only way to make life-saving antivenom.
—USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
He was treated with antivenom and taken to a children’s hospital, the fire department’s Captain Dave Folio told McClatchy News.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
This can help medical personnel determine the appropriate antivenom to administer.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
The lack of antivenom for Gila monster bites does not imply that venomous lizards are more dangerous than venomous snakes, for which antivenoms for many species exist.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The dream of ‘universal antivenom’ is alive Despite a century of scientific progress, the standard method for making an antivenom is a grim procedure involving horses, snakes, and a lot of bloodwork.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024
Deaths from rattlesnake bites are rare, however, due to the availability of antivenom, per the Smithsonian.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Experts then milk the collected spiders for their venom so the material can be used to produce life-saving antivenom for humans.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
The spider has a venom packed with 40 different toxic proteins and its raw venom is the only way to make life-saving antivenom.
—USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
He was treated with antivenom and taken to a children’s hospital, the fire department’s Captain Dave Folio told McClatchy News.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
This can help medical personnel determine the appropriate antivenom to administer.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
The lack of antivenom for Gila monster bites does not imply that venomous lizards are more dangerous than venomous snakes, for which antivenoms for many species exist.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The dream of ‘universal antivenom’ is alive Despite a century of scientific progress, the standard method for making an antivenom is a grim procedure involving horses, snakes, and a lot of bloodwork.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024
Deaths from rattlesnake bites are rare, however, due to the availability of antivenom, per the Smithsonian.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
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“Antivenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antivenom. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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antivenom
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an·ti·ven·om
ˌant-i-ˈven-əm 
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