Snakebites Make The List Of 'Neglected Tropical Diseases'
They claim about 100,000 lives a year. WHO has now put snakebites on its list of "neglected tropical diseases."
Snakebites kill more than 100,000 people per year, the World Health Organization estimates. The organization recently took a step to reduce that number by adding venomous snake bites to its list of neglected tropical diseases – a classification that could help get more resources allocated to fighting this public health problem.
(WHO did acknowledge that snakebites aren't
