Venom, is it THAT bad??

Can venom save lives?

See the spider in the picture above? What do you think would happen if it had bitten you? Would you die after 10 seconds? Would you still have the chance to survive? Well, the thing is, most of you would assume that after being bitten by a tarantula, its venom would immediately travel into your bloodstream, and you would die after a couple of minutes. Therefore, many people are very afraid of poisonous and venomous insects. However, Frederick Sachs after doing research, was shocked to find out that Venom could one day save lives...

Discoveries show that instead of causing cellular damage, a small protein in the tarantula toxin initiated a structural healing process, which is beneficial to humans.

Venom compounds wreak havoc in our bodies by interfering with enzymatic activity and intercellular signaling. Those toxic effects cause negative biochemical reactions resulting in side effects such as paralysis, respiratory failure and blood clotting. 

However, scientists have discovered another use for the venom compounds.

But, not only a tarantula's venom can be a potentially life-saving toxin. Researchers around the world have found other therapeutic applications for the poisons in and other organisms, such as cobras and bees.

Microbiologists have recently identified a protein in the venom responsible for stopping the flow of digestive enzymes, which in turn, causes inflammation. 

If they can eventually show that the action of their newly discovered enzyme protein is central to the pathology, they will certainly know more about how to act against this pathology. 

Reflections:

Therefore, I think that in the near future, scientist would eventually discover that venom can actually be used to save lives, if they modify the toxic contained in the venom. Science now is rapidly advancing, as seen from this discovery. The fact that something, which can be lethal, can also be used to save lives, really amazes me. This is so ironic... Let's just leave it to the scientist to carry out their research. Just hope that one day, venom would be harmless, even before being modified by scientists. But then, don't think that you will survive after being bitten by a venomous insect! It has not been proven that venom can save lives yet! Don't even try to get bitten.

But I still don't think people would be convinced that venom can be used to save lives although it has been proven so in the near future. Imagine?? Something, which you feared most, containing something so toxic, can be used to save lives. I think this truth is really too hard for us to accept since something which could kill in the past is said to be able to save lives all of a sudden. Therefore, I feel that doctors would have a very difficult job of convincing patients that the venom would be able to save their lives.