antivenom

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Recent Examples of antivenom In Hengzhou, encounters with snakes that reportedly escaped from a farm prompted authorities to stock up on antivenom and advise residents what to do if they were bitten. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 There are two types of antivenom currently approved by the FDA for rattlesnake bites, CroFab and AnaVip. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 At the hospital, Padilla learned that a rattlesnake snake bit him three times, requiring 18 vials of antivenom to treat, KUSA reported. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Snake bites can cause pain for you or your pets, and antivenom can run you thousands at the hospital, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. — Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for antivenom
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  1. antivenin
  2. antidote
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  • Note that all pit vipers — cottonmouths, copperheads, and rattlesnakes — require the same antivenin, and most hospitals have a good supply on hand.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As luck would have it, Charlie had been given an antivenin shot just two days before he got bitten by the rattlesnake.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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  • Many le Carré fans adore the books as an antidote to the glossy, high-octane adventures of Ian Fleming’s superspy, James Bond.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Pop can tap into the sociocultural interests of younger generations, capture technological and media shifts, or act as an antidote for modern anxieties.
    — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
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