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[Anti-scorpion control in the governorship of Sidi Bouzid (Tunisia)]. 1984

G Champetier de Ribes, and H M Jeddi

The authors describe the incidence, the clinical aspects and the epidemiology of scorpion poisoning in the area of Sidi Bouzid. They expose and propose public health measures which should diminish the incidence of stings, and the number of hospitalisations and deaths. Improvement of housing and food hygiene, education of the population are essential.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011322	Primary Prevention	Specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. These include HEALTH PROMOTION, including mental health; protective procedures, such as COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; and monitoring and regulation of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from SECONDARY PREVENTION and TERTIARY PREVENTION.	Prevention, Primary,Disease Prevention, Primary,Prevention, Primordial,Primordial Prevention,Disease Preventions, Primary,Preventions, Primordial,Primary Disease Prevention,Primary Disease Preventions,Primordial Preventions
D011634	Public Health	Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.	Community Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health,Health, Community,Health, Public
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012605	Scorpions	Arthropods of the order Scorpiones, of which 1500 to 2000 species have been described. The most common live in tropical or subtropical areas. They are nocturnal and feed principally on insects and other arthropods. They are large arachnids but do not attack man spontaneously. They have a venomous sting. Their medical significance varies considerably and is dependent on their habits and venom potency rather than on their size. At most, the sting is equivalent to that of a hornet but certain species possess a highly toxic venom potentially fatal to humans. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, p417; Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, p503)	Scorpion
D014416	Tunisia	A country in northern Africa between ALGERIA and LIBYA. Its capital is Tunis.
D065008	Scorpion Stings	The effects, both local and systemic, caused by the bite of SCORPIONS.	Envenomation, Scorpion,Scorpion Envenoming,Scorpionism,Envenoming, Scorpion,Envenomings, Scorpion,Scorpion Envenomation,Scorpion Envenomations,Scorpion Envenomings,Scorpion Sting,Scorpionisms,Sting, Scorpion,Stings, Scorpion