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The snake whose bite can send you back through puberty

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 5:08 PM EST
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science, snake, southeast-asia, hypopituitarism, russells-pit-viper, sheehans-syndrome, snake-whose-bite-can-send-you-back-through-puberty
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We've gotten used to animals having strange powers — like using sound to create 'vision,' seeing more colors than we do, and sensing polarized light or the magnetic field of the earth. But did you know that some animals have 'powers' over human physiology? The Russell's Pit Viper can use its venom to send you back through puberty.

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The extent of damage of any snakebite depends on several factors, including how fast an antivenin is applied, but Russell's Viper victims often have significant damage to the gland. In a study published in The Lancet, about twenty-nine percent of patients who recovered from Russell's Viper venom had signs of hypopituitarism or Sheehan's Syndrome. Both conditions have unremarkable symptoms, like a constant feeling of cold and an unusual amount of fatigue. What distinguishes them is a sort of reverse-puberty in adults.

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Reply#1 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 5:09 PM EST
B-Rizzle

That sounds so weird to me right now.

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Reply#2 - Wed Feb 8, 2012 9:02 PM EST
cried

Really odd symptoms.

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Reply#3 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 2:06 AM EST
another headache

some sick doctors are going to try and find a way to make this into a drug that makes women look like little girls. Oh my goodness.

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Reply#4 - Thu Feb 9, 2012 3:21 PM EST
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