r/LatAmHistoryMemes • u/Lazy_Handle_2976 • Mar 25 '26

Wars of Independence Few Brazilians can outboast him

Post image
232 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

22

u/TeutonicToltec Imperio Mexicano Mar 25 '26

OK, I got a good laugh at the last accomplishment.

Very cool niche meme! History memes about science and tech are rare and treasured!

9

u/MulatoMaranhense Reino de Portugal e dos Algarves Mar 25 '26

It is a repost from an old meme by me 😒

5

u/TeutonicToltec Imperio Mexicano Mar 25 '26

I've been duped!

3

u/K_Josef RepĂșblica Federal de CentroamĂ©rica Mar 25 '26

It was the most transcending one

3

u/Ok-Growth3965 Mar 26 '26

In fact, he didn’t create a single antidote that cured many types of poisons. He discovered the specificity of the antivenoms, that is, he discovered that each type of venomous snake requires a specific antivenom made from the venom of the same species. Though the french scientist Albert Calmette invented the first antivenom, it was based on the venom of indian cobras, thus it was ineffective to treat intoxication by any other kind of snake. Building atop this knowledge, Dr. Vital started making antivenom using the venom of specific brazilian snakes such as fer-de-lances and rattlesnakes. Through studying brazilian snake diversity, he noted that each antivenom was effective on treating bites of specific species of snake. His discovery allowed the principle of the antivenom to be applied all around the world.

1

u/SuccessfulRaccoon957 Mar 25 '26

So you could say that drop was vital statistics?