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How does anti-venom work?
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Anti-venom: Anti-venoms consist of animal immunoglobulins developed against whole venom. The process involves immunizing animals like horse, sheep, goats, or rabbits with the venom and extracting the anti-venom from the animal serum. When given to humans this anti-venoms bind to and neutralize the venom, halting further damage, but do not reverse damage already done. Should be administered as soon as possible
Answered 5/26/2019
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