Antivenom Can Be Hard to Come By. These Scientists May Have a Solution.

Hi, it’s Jemima in New York. What if one antivenom could work for all snake bites? Scientists may be getting there. But first...

More than 80,000 people die from snake bites each year and about three times that number suffer permanent disability after being bitten by a snake. But unlike many other serious medical conditions, a highly effective treatment exists. In the parts of the world where many bites occur, it’s just hard to get.