A man has been getting bit by venomous snakes from all over the world for around 18 years to create a universal antivenom. This man is Tim Friede and he has been injected with over 650 doses of venom from over 15 of the most venomous snakes in the world. His hope is to slowly build immunity to create antibodies to neutralize the effects of venom. Scientists say that Friede's blood has in fact already started to produce antibodies that can neutralize snake venom. As crazy as this sounds Friede is trying his best to save people all over the world as venomous snakes cause around 120,000 deaths per year. With the creation of a universal antivenom that would allow for doctors to not have to worry about the identification of the snake and get the antivenom injected immediately. With a universal antivenom, thousands of lives could be saved every year.
It's amazing to what lengths people will go to make history. We are lucky that there's people like this who will sacrifice their own health to potentially improve the current medical base. From what I know injecting yourself with venom comes with many health risks even with antibodies.
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