Snakes, scorpions, and spiders are venomous animals that pose a threat to human health,
and severe envenomings from the bites or stings of these animals must be treated with …

Spiders and scorpions are notorious for their fearful dispositions and their ability to inject
venom into prey and predators, causing symptoms such as necrosis, paralysis, and …

Background Scorpionism is a public health problem in Brazil, and Tityus serrulatus (Ts) is
primarily responsible for severe accidents. The main toxic components of Ts venom are low …

Scorpions of the Neotropical genus Tityus are responsible for most severe envenomations in
the Caribbean, South America, and Lower Central America (LCA). Although Tityus is …

Loxoscelism is the most important form of araneism in South America. The treatment of these
accidents uses heterologous antivenoms obtained from immunization of production animals …

Tityus serrulatus is a Brazilian scorpion species with great medical significance. While the
effects of neurotoxins have been extensively studied, little is known about the proteases …

Venom from Amazonian scorpions of the genus Tityus contains components capable of
eliciting a distinct clinical, mostly neurological, syndrome. This contrasts with the mainly …

Scorpionism represents a serious public health problem resulting in the death of children
and debilitated individuals. Scorpion sting treatment employs various strategies including …

The venom of Loxosceles intermedia (Li) spiders is responsible for cutaneous lesions and
other clinical manifestations. We previously reported that the monoclonal antibody LimAb7 …

Antibodies not only play a major role in clinical diagnostics and biopharmaceutical analysis
but also are a class of drugs that are regularly used to treat numerous diseases. The …