Massasauga rattlesnake bites in Iowa.
Historically, bites from swamp rattlesnakes in Iowa have been mild, but a bite in eastern Iowa in 1990 produced life threatening thrombocytopenia. Only four populations of massasauga rattlesnakes have been verified in Iowa.
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Department of Biology, Drake University.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy