Venomous and poisonous animals : a handbook for biologists, toxicologists and toxinologists, physicians and pharmacists
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Venomous and poisonous animals : a handbook for biologists, toxicologists and toxinologists, physicians and pharmacists
Medpharm Scientific Publishers , CRC Press, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
How threatening are bites, stings, and poisons? What is the chemical composition of animal venom? How do the poisons work? What is the appropriate first aid or treatment?
The author of Venomous and Poisonous Animals, a toxicologist at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Frankfurt, provides answers for everyone, from toxicologists to travelers.
This book gives an introduction to the world of venomous and poisonous animals and how they use their venoms and poisons. It presents first aid measures and general rules for treating cases of envenoming or poisoning and offers recommendations to travelers, snorklers, and SCUBA divers for avoiding dangerous encounters with poisonous marine and land animals. Each chapter in Venomous and Poisonous Animals describes one representative animal, family or genus, covering its biology, venom apparatus, chemistry and mode of action of the toxic substances, symptoms of envenoming and poisoning, prevention and therapy.
Table of Contents
AN INTRODUCTION TO TOXINOLOGY
MARINE ANIMALS
Venomous Marine Animals
Sponges
Cnidarians
Mollusks
Worms
Echinoderms
Fishes
Sea Snakes
Poisonous Marine Animals
Shellfish Poisoning
Fish Poisoning
Poisoning by Crustaceans
Poisoning by Snails
Other Health Risks
TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS
Invertebrates
Scorpions
Spiders
Ticks
Centipedes, Scolopenders
Insects
Vertebrates
Amphibians
Lizards
Snakes
Birds
Mammals
Venomous and Poisonous Humans?
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