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What are the different kinds of poisoning?
In regard to poisoning, chemicals can be divided into three broad groups: agricultural and industrial chemicals, drugs and health care products, and biological poisons—i.e., plant and animal sources. These three groups, along with a fourth category, radiation, are discussed below.
What are the five categories of poison?
List of types of poison
- Acaricide – pesticides that kill mites.
- Insecticide – a pesticide used against insects.
- Molluscicide – pesticides against molluscs.
- Nematocide – a type of chemical pesticide used to kill parasitic nematodes (roundworms)
- Rodenticide – a category of pest control chemicals intended to kill rodents.
What is a systemic poison?
A systemic toxin is one that affects the entire body or many organs rather than a specific site. For example, potassium cyanide is a systemic toxicant in that it affects virtually every cell and organ in the body by interfering with the cell’s ability to utilize oxygen.
What are the 4 types of poison?
Common poisons include:
- Alcohol.
- Berries and Seeds.
- Carbon Monoxide.
- Food Poisoning.
- Hazardous Chemicals.
- Herbal Supplements.
- Household Products.
- Inhalants.
What is a stomach poison?
A pesticide that is ingested by a pest and absorbed into its body, causes its death. Examples are compounds containing arsenates or fluorides. Many baits are also stomach poisons.
Is spinosad a systemic?
Spinosad is a reduced-risk insecticide derived as a fermentation product from the soil actinomycete Saccharopolyspora spinosa. Apparently, spinosad has systemic properties and quantities as low as 1 mg/plant could protect tomato plants from mite infestation.
What are miscellaneous poisons?
These poisons are powdered glass, pins or needles, glass fibers, chopped animal hair etc. are hence included in Section 328 of IPC. Out of these materials, powdered glass has some medico-legal importance.
What household items are poisonous?
Household plants. They make look pretty, but plants are deceptively dangerous if you have children or pets running around the house. Popular varieties like daffodil, iris, lily-of-the-valley, ivy, and even mistletoe are poisonous when consumed, according to the National Capital Poison Center.
What are the different types of poisons?
Types of poison. In regard to poisoning, chemicals can be divided into three broad groups: agricultural and industrial chemicals, drugs and health care products, and biological poisons— i.e., plant and animal sources. These three groups, along with a fourth category, radiation, are discussed below.
What are the different types of poison gas?
Some, but by no means all, toxic gases are detectable by odor, which can serve as a warning. Among the best known toxic gases are carbon monoxide, chlorine, nitrogen dioxide and phosgene.