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A long thread on snakebite- a neglected public health problem in India.

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India has the highest number of deaths due to #snakebites in the world. Snakes bite, injure, or disable hundreds of thousands of people and kill close to 58 000 Indians each year.
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Victims of snakebite often need ICU admission and access to ventilators and dialysis. Venomous snakebite is more expensive to treat than treating a heart attack or a stroke.
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People living in villages are at risk of snakebite because their housing conditions are poor and inadequate lighting makes it easy for the snakes to access their living spaces. Open-style habitation, open defecation and the sleeping on the floor often expose people to bites.
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Today is #SnakebiteAwarenessDay🐍

Venomous #snakebite is a potentially life-threatening disease due to venom poisoning following the bite of a venomous 🐍.
It can also be caused by having the snake venom sprayed into the eyes bit.ly/Ssssnake
About 5 million #snakebites occur every year.
That's almost 7,400 people EVERY DAY who are bitten by 🐍
More than half are by poisonous snakes and cause potentially life-threatening conditions.

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#SnakebiteAwarenessDay🐍
@WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho Venomous #snakebite 🐍 causes as many as 400,000 amputations and other permanent disabilities

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#SnakebiteAwarenessDay🐍
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