Lotion takes a bite out of snake venom

After reading this article, I found out that a lotion for the treatment of snake venom is finally invented. I have always thought about why no one has ever created something to go against venom, now there is finally someone who invented such a thing. I really feel that these people who created this lotion are extremely smart. By creating such a lotion, it will benefit a lot of people and prevent the number of people who might die because of snake venom.

With this particular lotion, it will slow down the time in which the snake venom will spread around the infected body, thus lesser people will lose their lives due to snake venom. The venom-slowing lotion contains nitric oxide, which retards the spread of venom by slowing down the lymphatic system. Nitric oxide is a chemical compound made of nitrogen and oxygen. This compound is often used to treat angina, which is chest pain caused when the heart doesn’t receive enough blood. This is why the lotion is able to slow down the spread of snake venom.

However, there are also some bad benefits of this lotion. This lotion is unable to slow down some venoms of snakes as some molecule of venom from some snakes are too small and the lotion is unable to take effect against them, thus it is useless against these people. Despite this, the lotion could be said as a lifesaver as it could could save you from death from snake venom.

I hope that this lotion would have some modifications in the future and eventually one day, it would be able to slow down the venom spread from all snakes in the human body. If this is possible, I believe that it will play a very important part in the survival of many people who get near to snakes very often. In conclusion, one day I hope that this cream will be sold all over the world so that everyone around the world would be able to get treatment against venom with the slowing down of the spread of venom.

Link: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/07/lotion-takes-a-bite-out-of-snake-venom/