【Eyes of Experts】 “The Present and Future of Serum Therapy” has been released.

【Eyes of Experts】”The Present and Future of Serum Therapy” has been released.

https://www.jmedj.co.jp/journal/paper/detail.php?id=25314

Some people may feel that snake bites and rabies are not very familiar in everyday life. However, many of the diseases targeted by serum therapy are related to global warming, and may become more familiar in the future outside of Kyushu and Okinawa. Also, about rabies, you may encounter it abroad. The World Health Organization (WHO) focuses on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), and snake bites and rabies are recognized as NTDs.

In this edition of “Eyes of Experts” we will explain the following points.

• How are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) related to serum therapy?
• How do you view rabies from the perspective of serum therapy?
• Is there a need for Yamakagashi antivenom overseas?

Serum therapy, developed by Dr. Shibasaburo Kitasato in 1890, is still used in the medical field 135 years later. Read this article to learn more about the future of serum therapy.