Equine-derived antivenin to snake venom has been the mainstay of hospital treatment for venomous snakebite for 35 years. |
Unlike antivenin produced in horses or sheep, antitoxin produced in poultry does not involve as much discomfort for the animals. |
Their venom is fundamentally similar and therefore antivenin can be applied across the board. |
But after treatment with antivenin and a short stay in the hospital, Ryan recovered with no ill effects. |
But there is an effective antivenin available for the treatment of this scorpion's stings, and there hasn't been a fatality in Arizona in over 40 years. |
If the toxin is a venom, the antitoxin formed, or the antiserum containing it, is called an antivenin. |