The Ministry of Health Planning (SSY) ordered preventive actions in the area south of the state against possible attacks by the black widow spider, said the head of Zoonoses Program, Daly Gabino Ortiz Martínez.
He said the actions decided upon detection of the presence of specimens of the spider "Latrodectus mactans", known as Black Widow, in the municipalities of Tahdziú, Tzucacab and three police stations Peto, according to Notimex.
He stressed that the head of the agency, Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Mézquita, arranged for the people of that region at least seven vials of the antidote in order to serve the same number of people if they suffer a bite.
Municipal coordination
Also activated coordination with municipal authorities to install these protocols by poisonous insect.
"The actions include spraying, by municipalities, housing and sites at risk for any of these specimens, and timely patient care in reference units such as hospitals O'Horán Augustine, and that of Valladolid Peto Health Center, "he said.
Each of the hospitals and has the specific antidote for poisoning. And it has the ability to address by rattlesnake bites, nauyaca, four noses, and coralillo huolpoch he explained.
Martínez Ortiz noted that the July 23 on-site Health Center Peto conducted training of medical health units in the municipalities of Tahdziú, and Peto Tzucacab own.
deadly bite
Staff can identify a possible attack by the spider and how to respond to an latrodectism poisoning syndrome or spider bite, and explained that the injury may be imperceptible occur in the skin and concentric circles.
It also works in the training of specialized features to detect manifestations toxosíndrome team that develops when the substance is distributed by the lymphatic circulation.
He stressed that the poison causes severe cases in humans, with important consequences, even death.
"It is important, therefore, to take into account the occurrence of the following signs after the bite, as the latency period of 10-30 minutes and the presence of local pain spasmodic type in lower limbs and lumbar region" said the official.
No move
He said to spend two hours a venom inoculation, the patient may have headache, nausea, chills, and generalized paresthesia local, myalgia, arthralgia, and intense diaphoresis, and abdominal pain and contractions of the abdominal muscles and priapism.
After the bite, it is recommended that the victim keep complete rest as hyperactivity situation could accelerate the distribution of the toxicant by the lymphatic circulation.
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