Venomous and Poisonous Animals: A Handbook for Biologists, Toxicologists and Toxinologists, Physicians and Pharmacists - Rilegato

Mebs, Dietrich

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0849312647 ISBN 13: 9780849312649

Casa editrice: Medpharm, 2002

Riassunto

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.

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Contenuti:

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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• Editore: Medpharm
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0849312647
• ISBN 13: 9780849312649
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 360