Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura 50008, Sri Lanka.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2013 Oct 7;19(1):26. doi: 10.1186/1678-9199-19-26.
This correspondence argues that the dangerousness of a venomous snake species is not solely determined by the venom characteristics or the lethality of the snake, and recognizes that medical importance comprises a key variable as well. The medical importance of a snake is determined by several factors - including frequency of medical attention after a bite, local or systemic envenomation provoked by the bite, fatal bites, long term consequences, availability of antivenom therapy as well as the size of the population at risk - that may vary from one region to another.
这封通信认为,毒蛇物种的危险性不仅取决于毒液特性或蛇的致命性,还认识到医疗重要性也是一个关键变量。蛇的医疗重要性取决于几个因素,包括咬伤后需要医疗关注的频率、咬伤引起的局部或全身中毒、致命咬伤、长期后果、抗蛇毒治疗的可用性以及处于危险中的人群规模,这些因素在不同地区可能有所不同。