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General & SystemicSevere
Snake Bite
Emergency Medicine · General & Systemic
Severe
Severity
Common in agricultural regions — estimated millions of bites occur worldwide annually, with significant impact in South Asia
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Emergency Medicine
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Snake bites occur when a snake
- 2often defensively
- 3injects venom through its fangs into human tissue during an encounter
- 4most commonly while working in fields
- 5walking in tall grass
- 6or during nighttime activity in snake-inhabited regions. The severity of envenomation depends on the species of snake
- 7the amount of venom injected
- 8the location of the bite
- 9and the size and health of the person bitten. Agricultural workers
- 10herders
- 11and people in rural areas without protective footwear are at the highest risk of snake bite.
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This page is for informational purposes only and does not substitute professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional. In emergencies, call 112.