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OCR: WHAT IS SERUM SICKNESS? VENOMOUS SNAKES ARE MILKED TO GET THEIR VENOM. THIS VENOM IS USED TO MAKE SERUM, THE FLUID FOUND IN THE MEDICINE GIVEN TO PREVENT THE ACTION OF SNAKEBITE POISON. OCCASIONALLY, SOMEONE WILL BE ALLERGIC TO THE SERUM AND DEVELOP WHAT IS CALLED SERUM SICKNESS. THE CHANCES OF DEVELOPING SERUM SICKNESS INCREASE WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE VENOMOUS SNAKE BITE.