A farmer while working on his farm was bitten by a poisonous snake. The workers in the farm immediately rushed him to the nearby health centre. The doctor right away gave him an injection to save his life. What did the doctor inject and why? Explain.

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In case of snake bites, the doctor injects antivenom (or preformed antibodies) into the patient. This is because, at this time, an immediate immune response is required and one cannot wait for the body to produce antibodies. Hence, to neutralise snake venom, preformed antibodies are directly injected.

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