Wow I didnt say AT ALL that they ONLY make monovalent ones. I asked to see where "All african antivenins are polyvalent".
I posted a lot of good, well researched, info. Take from it what you will. And I've read your stuff and agree that they can make polyvalent ones.
I'm sure you know TONS about this, I am not debating any of your knowledge personally. But that doesn't change the fact that there is a cost/profit problem with producing this shit. The WHO says in Africa and Asia its becoming harder and harder to afford and treat these things. And the WHO is a pretty reputable organization... I'm not making up any of these claims myself...
Alls I asked was that you reread my post and links to giant pages the WHO posts on the topic. Whether or not you disagree with them is on you. I am not making any arguments aside from those the WHO is making.
But from a totally logical point of view: no one in the poor parts of Africa/Asia can pay for this shit, be it monovalent/polyvalent. They're 3rd world countries for a reason. So why would someone keep producing it?
EDIT: This is kind of all off topic anyway, so its irrelevant. It just seemed, to me, like youre going after me for information others have researched and written/
Going back to the topic of snake venoms being drugs, what is your stance kokaino? Believe it or not I definitely value you your opinion on this topic (and all regarding snakes) considering you have TONS of first hand knowledge. Do you find any of the topic of conversation feasible?
Monovalent antivenoms are very rare because antivenom is just too costly to make species specific serums. There are monovalent antivenoms, but that is the exception. Most antivenoms are polyvalent and treat many different type of snakebites. There are many charitable organizations that depend on public funding and donations to make antivenom in both Africa and Asia. Antivenom is essential and polyvalent serums will never ever stop being produced no matter how expensive because they save lives.
Venomous snakes are the deadliest animals on earth - they cause more human fatalities worldwide than any other animal on earth. The truth is that most snake species come with a low mortality rate, even most cobras average less than 15% mortality rate. So most untreated cases of snakebite are usually nonfatal.
The real deadly venomous snakes of the world are the black mamba, the coastal taipan, many-banded krait, eastern brown snake, and and the green mambas. An untreated black mamba bite carries a mortality rate of 100%, the coastal taipan carries a rate upwards of 95%. Another deadly snake is the many-banded krait, which also carries a mortality rate of 85% (and antivenom doesn't always work for this species). Another one is the eastern brown snake. These are the snakes that you really wouldn't want to be bit by.
As far as snake venoms being drugs - well in India teenagers use juvenile cobra venom to achieve feelings of sedation and euphoria. This was reported by Katshu, Mohammad Zia Ul Haq , Dubey, Indu , Khess, C. R. J. and Sarkhel, Sujit in
'Snake Bite as a Novel Form of Substance Abuse: Personality Profiles and Cultural Perspectives'.
However, snake venom components are always being researched for the production of novel painkillers, muscle relaxants, anti-cancer drugs, and all sorts of other drugs. There is a lot of potential in the research of snake venom.