SCORPION STINGS AND MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT
MORSY, T., El HADIDY, H., ABDEL-FADEEL, E. (2021). SCORPION STINGS AND MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 51(3), 459-474. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.210423
TOSSON A. MORSY; HAITHAM A. El HADIDY; EMAN E. ABDEL-FADEEL. "SCORPION STINGS AND MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 51, 3, 2021, 459-474. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.210423
MORSY, T., El HADIDY, H., ABDEL-FADEEL, E. (2021). 'SCORPION STINGS AND MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 51(3), pp. 459-474. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.210423
MORSY, T., El HADIDY, H., ABDEL-FADEEL, E. SCORPION STINGS AND MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 51(3): 459-474. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.210423

SCORPION STINGS AND MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Article 5, Volume 51, Issue 3, December 2021, Pages 459-474    PDF (913.72 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.210423
Authors
TOSSON A. MORSY1; HAITHAM A. El HADIDY2; EMAN E. ABDEL-FADEEL2
1Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo 11566
2Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt
Abstract
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of order Scorpiones (Phylum: Arthropoda, Kingdom: Animalia).
They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented
tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger. The
sting may be painful or even deadly, depending on the species. Of 1,500 species of scorpions worldwide,
only about 20 to 25 are dangerous. Its’ venom is a mixture of compounds, including neurotoxins
that affect the victim's nervous system.
Keywords
Scorpions; Sting envenomation; Manifestations; Treatment; Prevention; Nursing
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