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I can't avoid to think that, at least in the case they use to illustrate the problem at the start of the article, the problem would be solved with boots, not wi
by RobertoG 10y ago
I can't avoid to think that, at least in the case they use to illustrate the problem at the start of the article, the problem would be solved with boots, not with expensive antivenin.
- manarth 10y agoThat's partly economic: to be effective, you'd need to provide all of the at-risk population with boots, whilst with antivenin, the cost is treatment for those affected. It wouldn't surprise me if the cost of prevention was higher than the cost of treatment. Secondly, there's also a cultural/environmental question: if the population generally wear sandals or go barefoot, could they be easily persuaded to don protective boots - especially if their feet are then continually hot and wet? A Discomfort aside, could the boots increase the risk of other issues, such as trenchfoot?
- nickthemagicman 10y agoThese are a lot of agricultural workers. I'm sure they get alot of hand and arm bites as well bending over doing labor outside.