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Victim of snake bite is administered with antivenom because, it provides.

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Antivenom is immunoglobulins prepared by immunizing horses with the venom of poisonous snakes and later extracting and purifying the horse's serum. They may be species-specific (monovalent/monospecific) or may be effective against several species (polyvalent/polyspecific).

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