poisoning
101Radiation poisoning — Radiation poisoning, also called radiation sickness or a creeping dose , is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. The term is generally used to refer to acute problems caused by a large dosage of… …
102Pesticide poisoning — Pesticide poisonings occur when chemicals intended to control a pest affect non target organisms such as humans, wildlife, or bees. Since label directions required by the FIFRA are specifically designed to protect applicators and other humans,… …
103DNS cache poisoning — is a security or data integrity compromise in the Domain Name System (DNS). The compromise occurs when data is introduced into a DNS name server s cache database that did not originate from authoritative DNS sources. It may be a deliberate… …
104Well poisoning — For the logical fallacy, see poisoning the well. Well poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, or to deny an opponent access to fresh water resources. Historically it was one of …
105Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning — (NSP) is caused by the consumption of shellfish contaminated by breve toxins or brevetoxin analogs.[1] Symptoms in humans include vomiting and nausea and a variety of neurological symptoms such as slurred speech. No fatalities have been reported… …
106food poisoning — an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods… …
107Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning — (DSP) is one of the four recognized symptom types of shellfish poisoning, the others being paralytic shellfish poisoning, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning and amnesic shellfish poisoning. As the name suggests, this syndrome manifests itself as… …
108Theobromine poisoning — Animal Oral toxicity (mg/kg) TDLo LD50 Cat 200 Dog 16 300 Human 26 1000 Mouse 837 …
109Strychnine poisoning — Infobox Disease Name = Strychnine poisoning Caption = Strychnine DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|T|65|1|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|989.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and can be …
110arsenic poisoning — Harmful effects of arsenic compounds (in pesticides, chemotherapy drugs, paints, etc.), most often from insecticide exposure. Susceptibility varies. Arsenic is believed to combine with certain enzymes, interfering with cellular metabolism.… …
