| 41. | Because antivenin is derived from animal antibodies, people generally display an allergic response during infusion, known as serum sickness.
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| 42. | And a further lesson when he had an allergic reaction to the antivenin and spent several days in an intensive care unit.
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| 43. | An ambulance took van Sertima to a Miami hospital, where he was kept breathing by a ventilator as doctors administered antivenin.
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| 44. | Historically, the term " antivenin " was predominant around the world, its first published use being in 1895.
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| 45. | In 1935 he was appointed director of the Chemical Institute, primarily engaged in the production of antivenins to treat local farmers.
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| 46. | However, natural remedies for snakebite are looked at seriously by Humfeld and Balser because antivenin is so expensive and difficult to acquire.
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| 47. | In case of a bite, antivenin at New England Medical Center is available but has a short shelf life, said Passaro.
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| 48. | Because so few Americans die from snakebite, there hasn't been much call for newer, less toxic forms of antivenin.
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| 49. | Wyeth Pharmaceuticals was also making antivenin when the Protherics product, CroFab, got federal Food and Drug Administration approval in late 2000.
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| 50. | The most common and effective method is through antivenom ( or antivenin ), a serum made from the venom of the snake.
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