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… is used for mild, moderate, and severe envenomations. Dry bites (no venom injected) do not need to be treated with antivenom. Mild envenomation bites may cause mild symptoms, such as slight bleeding, pain, and swelling at the bite. Moderate envenomations are more likely to cause …
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… The snakes can be as long as 1.2 m (4 ft) . Symptoms of a bite from a copperhead usually appear from minutes to hours after the bite and include: Severe, immediate pain with rapid … or tingling around the mouth, tongue, scalp, feet, or the bite area. Swelling in lymph nodes near the bite. Signs of …
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… of the snake, including the tail. Symptoms of a cottonmouth bite usually appear from minutes to hours after a bite and can include: Severe, immediate pain with rapid … or tingling around the mouth, tongue, scalp, feet, or the bite area. Swelling in lymph nodes near the bite injury. …
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… not known to spread disease to people. But itching from the bites can be so bad that some people will scratch enough to cause breaks in the skin that get infected easily. The bites can also cause an allergic reaction in some people. … have bedbugs? The first sign of bedbugs may be red, itchy bites on the skin, usually on the arms or shoulders. Bedbugs …
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… skin colour change, infection, pain, and tiny red spider veins. Phlebectomy can help improve how the skin … skin colour change, infection, pain, and tiny red spider veins. Phlebectomy can help improve how the skin …
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… blood that is caused by bleeding in the stomach will look black and tarry. A tarry stool has a black, shiny, sticky appearance. It looks like tar on a … (such as Pepto-Bismol) and iron tablets can make the stool black. Eating lots of beets may turn the stool red. Eating …
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… causes it? People usually get rabies when a rabid animal bites them. People in Canada and the United States are most … many other countries are most likely to get rabies from dog bites. Bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes are the … possible to get rabies even when you don't see an animal bite. For example, bat bites or scratches may be so small …
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… having crooked, crowded, or protruding teeth or a "poor bite ." Bite refers to the way the upper and lower teeth line up. In a normal bite, the upper teeth sit slightly forward of the lower …
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… child. The first stool your baby passes is thick, greenish black, and sticky. It's called meconium. The stools usually change from this thick, greenish black to green in the first few days. They'll change to … could be caused by green vegetables or green gelatin. Black or red stool can mean bleeding in the intestine, but …
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… Yes Abdominal pain No Abdominal pain Are your stools black or bloody ? Yes Black or bloody stools No Black or bloody stools Have you had: At least 1 stool that …
