1、More than four million people around the world are (1) _ by snakes each year. At least 125,000 of these people die. Almost three million others are (2) _ injured. Doctors and researchers say the world doesnt provide enough good (3) _ for poisonous snake bites. To help improve the situation, experts
2、have formed an international project called the Global Snake Bite Initiative. Poisonous snake bites are common in (4) _ areas of many developing countries with hot climates. Many (5) _ are agricultural workers and children in Asia and Southern Africa. Shortages of antivenin medicines, the treatment
3、for a snake bite, are common there. Existing (6) _ may not be high quality or developed correctly for local needs.,Doctor Winkel says antivenin treatment is too (7) _ for many poor people who need it most. The drugs are developed from the venom of poisonous snakes. The Global Snake Bite Initiative i
4、s trying to increase the (8) _ of good quality antivenin treatments and improve medical training for a patient care. Another goal is to help (9) _ of antivenin medicines improve their products.The project also wants communities to (10) _ snake bites and first aid. It wants more research and reportin
5、g systems. And it aims to help national health official choose antivenins for their countries special needs.,More than four million people around the world are (1) _ by snakes each year. At least 125,000 of these people die. Almost three million others are (2) _ injured. Doctors and researchers say
6、the world doesnt provide enough good (3) _ for poisonous snake bites. To help improve the situation, experts have formed an international project called the Global Snake Bite Initiative. Poisonous snake bites are common in (4) _ areas of many developing countries with hot climates. Many (5) _ are ag
7、ricultural workers and children in Asia and Southern Africa. Shortages of antivenin medicines, the treatment for a snake bite, are common there. Existing (6) _ may not be high quality or developed correctly for local needs.,seriously,bitten,treatment,rural,victims,supplies,Doctor Winkel says antiven
8、in treatment is too (7) _ for many poor people who need it most. The drugs are developed from the venom of poisonous snakes. The Global Snake Bite Initiative is trying to increase the (8) _ of good quality antivenin treatments and improve medical training for a patient care. Another goal is to help
9、(9) _ of antivenin medicines improve their products.The project also wants communities to (10) _ snake bites and first aid. It wants more research and reporting systems. And it aims to help national health official choose antivenins for their countries special needs.,costly,availability,manufacturer
10、s,learn about,In many societies, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin. Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, (1) _ and success. There beliefs can lead to social (2) _ even within the same racial or ethnic group if some members are darker-skinned than others. The resul
11、t is that skin lightening has become a common activity across (3) _, Asia, and other areas of the world. More and more people with dark skin are using skin-lightening products, (4) _ it means they may face health risks.,They believe that having whiter skin will (5) _ their lives. Many people think t
12、hey will have a better chance of getting a job or marrying into a better family. Or they want to look like what their society (6) _ considers beautiful.Some beauty-care products and soaps contain (7) _that make skin lighter. This process is also called bleaching. But some of the chemicals are (8) _d
13、angerous. One of the most dangerous is Hydroquinone.Hydroquinone has been (9) _in several countries. This chemical has been linked to kidney damage and some kinds of cancer. It also causes how birth weight in babies when mothers use it during (10) _.,In many societies, there is often greater accepta
14、nce of light skin than dark skin. Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, (1) _ and success. There beliefs can lead to social (2) _ even within the same racial or ethnic group if some members are darker-skinned than others. The result is that skin lightening has become a common activity across (
15、3) _, Asia, and other areas of the world. More and more people with dark skin are using skin-lightening products, (4) _ it means they may face health risks.,Africa,pressures,intelligence,even if,They believe that having whiter skin will (5) _ their lives. Many people think they will have a better ch
16、ance of getting a job or marrying into a better family. Or they want to look like what their society (6) _ considers beautiful.Some beauty-care products and soaps contain (7) _that make skin lighter. This process is also called bleaching. But some of the chemicals are (8) _dangerous. One of the most dangerous is Hydroquinone.Hydroquinone has been (9) _in several countries. This chemical has been linked to kidney damage and some kinds of cancer. It also causes how birth weight in babies when mothers use it during (10) _.,improve,generally,chemicals,extremely,banned,pregnancy,
