What is it about?
This article is about the characteristics of accidents with venomous animals in a small city located in western amazon. The accidents retreated are those involving snakes, spiders, scorpions, and, finally, stingrays.
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Why is it important?
The data was collected in the region by an interview process. It shows which species are most lethal and most recurrent in the location, where the injury occurred mostly in the body, the after-effects of the bites, and the epidemiological aspects of the victims. Our data can be used in other studies to compare the prevalence of venomous animals in different locations on Earth, and, principally, in South America. Also, it can be used to compare aspects of accidents by snakes, per example, in other regions, with the number and characteristics of accidents in a city located nearby the amazon forest (a region predisposed to the occurrence of these events).
Perspectives
My perspective on this study is that it serves to show to the academic community, mainly the Brazilian community, how accidents caused by poisonous animals are still a reality that can lead to death and that may have low hospital care even in regions naturally predisposed to these occurrences (and, therefore, they should be prepared for that).
Kauan Madruga
Universidade Federal do Acre
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This page is a summary of: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Accidents by Venomous Animals in Mâncio Lima, a Western Amazonian City, Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases, June 2020, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i130139.
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