Giant silkworm moth caterpillar

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Irun tó ń ta ni

Irun kékeré tàbí irun líle máa ń kán sínú awọ ara, wọ́n sì ń ta ni.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

The venom is held in sacs at the base of each spine and flows through the hollow spines into the wound. It causes disseminated intravascular coagulation, which stops the blood from clotting and leads to bleeding into the tissues and internal organs. After an initial phase of headache, fever, vomiting and malaise, a severe bleeding disorder can develop after about 24 hours.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

The caterpillar has been responsible for at least 500 deaths. In Brazil, 42,264 accidents were recorded between 2007 and 2017, of which 248 were severe and five were fatal. The reported death rate is 2.5%. Most victims were male (63%), and 45% were between 0 and 21 years old.1

Ìròyìn ayọ̀: àwọn dókítà ní oògùn (antivenom) tàbí ìtọ́jú fún èyí.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

Its body is covered in hairs and spines that break off easily and inject venom into anything that touches them.1