Care could include such measures as helping the victim breathe, and giving intravenous fluids and medications to treat seizures and low blood pressure. Meanwhile, Canada's military research agency is cooperating with two Canadian biotech companies to develop a ricin antidote that could be injected after exposure, just as antidotes are available today for rabies and snakebites. Ricin poisoning is treated by giving the victim supportive care to minimize the effects of the poisoning. Provide supportive treatment to minimize the effects of ricin poisoning. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases is also working on methods to counter ricin's effect. Get fresh air by leaving the area of ricin release. In the end, it's up to your immune system to develop antibodies and destroy the ricin protein before it destroys you.īut if the Food and Drug Administration gives its go-ahead, one potential anti-ricin vaccine could begin clinical trials by the end of the summer, said Ellen Vitetta, director of the Cancer Immunobiology Center at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. For now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can recommend only that you stay away from the toxin, or flush it out in the event of exposure. Treatment addresses only the symptoms of ricin poisoning, such as respiratory problems, seizures or low blood pressure.
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