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Snake venom kills 100,000 people a year, a new AI-developed protein has made it much easier to treat. (www.nature.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How is this still at 100k people a year in 2024?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 day ago

Not every hospital has a doctor licensed to administer it. I am over an hour away from the closest hospital that can help. The doctor who administered mine back in the 90s when I narrowly survived a rattlesnake bite retired 9 years ago and has never been replaced.

[–] Lugh 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At present, the only available treatments for snakebites consist of polyclonal antibodies derived from the plasma of immunized animals, which have high cost and limited efficacy against 3FTxs5

Huge swathes of the world, especially India and countries in Africa, don't have access to high cost medical treatments.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Huge swathes of the world, especially India, the US and countries in Africa, don't have access to high cost medical treatments.

Missed a big one mate.