The Problem with Antivenom

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Discover who you are with MyHeritage. Get a 14-day free trial here: https://bit.ly/MinuteEarth2 Venomous snakes kill nearly 100,000 people a year. Which is weird, because we have a pretty effective treatment for venomous snake bites; it’s actually been around for more than a hundred years. So why are so many people still dying? LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Envenomation: The process by which venom is injected by a venomous animal. - Antivenom: Purified antibodies against specific venom components. - Tropical zone: The area of the Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. - Toxicofera: The clade of snakes and lizards that first evolved venom more than 170 million years ago. If you liked this week’s video, you might also like: “How Horses Save Humans From Snakebites” by @veritasium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ziWrneMYss SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* David Goldenberg | Script Writer, Narrator and Director Lizah van der Aart | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced b

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