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The Aswan scorpion invasion came on 12 November 2021 in Egypt's Aswan region after flooding caused by heavy rains. More than 500 people were reported injured by stings. The incident took place in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan. Heavy rains began to fall near the Nile River. Strong winds began to blow.
After heavy rain and flooding in one of Egypt’s southern provinces left at least three people dead, a staggering number of people were also hurt by scorpion stings. More than 500 injured by ...
The severe thunderstorms that hit Aswan, Egypt, on Nov. 12, not only displaced over 300 people but also flushed swarms of scorpions from their underground burrows. According to reports, the ...
According to reports, the scorpions went on a stinging spree, which resulted in more than 500 people being sent to hospitals for treatment. Local news outlets in E Man describes scorpion attack ...
A scorpion sting is an injury caused by the stinger of a scorpion resulting in the medical condition known as scorpionism, which may vary in severity. The anatomical part of the scorpion that delivers the sting is called a "telson". In typical cases, scorpion stings usually result in pain, paresthesia, and variable swelling.
The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous species of scorpions. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Its venom is a powerful mixture of neurotoxins , with a low lethal dose . [ 12 ] While a sting from this scorpion is extraordinarily painful, it normally would not kill a healthy adult human.
The crude venom of T. serrulatus contains different toxins. Some of the strongest derivates are the neurotoxins tityustoxin and toxin Ts-g. [3] Two types of toxins are considered to be responsible for the main toxic effect: toxin gamma (a β-type toxin) and tityustoxin (TsTX, an α-type toxin), both with a specific affinity to the sodium channel. [4]
This species is found mainly in the Palaearctic region, in such countries as Turkey, [4] Iran, and other southwestern Asian nations. [5] [1] A. crassicauda lives in the ruins of old, neglected structures, [1] and was considered a potential hazard for troops during the Persian Gulf conflict, though it was an unaggressive species that had no reports of stings. [3]