Nester's Microbiology 8th Edition by Denise Anderson,Sarah Salm,Deborah Allen

Exercise 2

Horse serum containing specific antibody to snake venom has been a successful approach to treating snakebite in humans. How do you think this anti-venom could be generated? What are some advantages of using horses to produce the antibody instead of humans? Why might it be unsafe to administer the anti-venom more than once?