Ravikar Ralph, a physician at the Christian Medical College Vellore, notes the severity and variety of symptoms snakebite patients present, including cases requiring amputation due to severe tissue damage from viper bites.
Each year, about 63,000 people worldwide die from snakebites, highlighting the urgency of effective treatments and the need for improved access to antivenom, particularly in rural areas.
Antivenom, while life-saving when administered promptly, has drawbacks including specificity to snake types and the risk of severe immune reactions due to its animal-derived composition.
The antivenom production process has seen little innovation in 100 years, relying on a method that may not sufficiently address the needs of today's snakebite victims.
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