{"id":97444,"date":"2020-07-13T08:29:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T08:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=97444"},"modified":"2020-07-13T08:29:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T08:29:46","slug":"snakebite-mortality-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/snakebite-mortality-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Snakebite Mortality in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements with respect to the recent study on Snakebite Mortality in India:<\/strong><br>(1) The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises snakebite as a top-priority neglected tropical disease.<br>(2) India recorded 1.2 million snakebite deaths in the 10-year period from 2009 to 2019<br>(3) The numbers for annual snakebite deaths is highest in the Uttar Pradesh<br>Which is\/are correct?<br>(a) 1 and 2<br>(b) 2 and 3<br>(c) 1 and 3<br>(d) 1,2 and 3<br><strong>Answer:(c)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Context:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR) at the University of Toronto, Canada recently released a study titled \u2018Snakebite Mortality in India: A Nationally Representative Mortality Survey\u2019.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Findings of the Report:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India recorded 1.2 million snakebite deaths in the 20-year period from 2000 to 2019 with an average of 58,000 deaths caused by snakebite annually.<br><br><\/li><li>Around 70% of these deaths occurred in low altitude, rural areas of eight States \u2014 Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.<br><br><\/li><li>Half of all the snakebite deaths occurred during the monsoon period from June to September.<br><br><\/li><li>Snakebite deaths occurred mostly in rural areas (97%), were more common in males (59%) than females (41%), and peaked in the age group of 15-29 years (25%).<br><br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The numbers for annual snakebite deaths were highest in the States of Uttar Pradesh (8,700), Andhra Pradesh (5,200) and Bihar (4,500).\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional Fact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises snakebite as a top-priority neglected tropical disease.<\/li><li>Indian anti-venoms neutralise venom from only the spectacled cobra (there are three other Indian cobra species), common krait (there are seven other krait species), Russell\u2019s viper and saw-scaled viper, whereas there are 12 other snake species causing fatal bites in the country.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-recorded-12-million-snakebite-deaths-in-the-past-two-decades\/article32043389.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-recorded-12-million-snakebite-deaths-in-the-past-two-decades\/article32043389.ece<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3075236\/#:~:text=Earlier%20hospital%20based%20reports%20estimate,snakebites%20per%20year%20in%20India.&amp;text=The%20study%20found%20562%20deaths,peaking%20at%20ages%2015%E2%80%9329.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3075236\/#:~:text=Earlier%20hospital%20based%20reports%20estimate,snakebites%20per%20year%20in%20India.&amp;text=The%20study%20found%20562%20deaths,peaking%20at%20ages%2015%E2%80%9329.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements with respect to the recent study on Snakebite Mortality in India:(1) The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises snakebite as a top-priority neglected tropical disease.(2) India recorded 1.2 million snakebite deaths in the 10-year period from 2009 to 2019(3) The numbers for annual snakebite deaths is highest in the Uttar PradeshWhich 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