Myriapods (Diplopoda and Chilopoda): medical aspects of envenomations
Vidal Haddad, Ariadne Mendes Vidal Haddad, João Pedro Barreiros
TL;DR
This paper discusses the medical effects of myriapods, such as millipedes and centipedes, and their impact on human health through contact or venom.
Contribution
The paper highlights the medical importance of Diplopoda and Chilopoda classes in human health and their clinical manifestations.
Findings
Millipedes (Diplopoda) cause poisoning through skin and mucous membrane contact.
Centipedes (Chilopoda) cause painful envenomation through stings.
Clinical manifestations of myriapod injuries are typical and relevant in domestic settings.
Abstract
The Subphylum Myriapoda is part of the Phylum Arthropoda, and has two Classes related to human medicine. The Diplopoda Class comprises the Millipedes that poison through contact of their toxins with the skin and mucous membranes. The Chilopoda Class, the Centipedes are venomous animals that cause painful envenomation through stings. The clinical manifestations of human injuries caused by myriapods are typical. Because of the frequency with which these animals are found in domestic environments, it is important that this information be transmitted to medical teams and the general population.
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TopicsVenomous Animal Envenomation and Studies · Insect and Pesticide Research · Beetle Biology and Toxicology Studies