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A pesticide poisoning occurs when pesticides, chemicals intended to control a pest, affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, plants, or bees.There are three types of pesticide poisoning.
Health effects of pesticides may be acute or delayed in those who are exposed. [1] Acute effects can include pesticide poisoning, which may be a medical emergency. [2] Strong evidence exists for other, long-term negative health outcomes from pesticide exposure including birth defects, fetal death, [3] neurodevelopmental disorder, [4] cancer, and neurologic illness including Parkinson's disease ...
Neurotoxic effects have also been linked to poisoning with OP pesticides causing four neurotoxic effects in humans: cholinergic syndrome, intermediate syndrome, organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy (OPIDP), and chronic organophosphate-induced neuropsychiatric disorder (COPIND). These syndromes result after acute and chronic exposure ...
Paraquat is toxic (lethal) to human beings and animals. Paraquat's poisoning and lethality depends on the dose and how the herbicide is absorbed by the body. In humans, paraquat damages the mouth, stomach, and intestines if it is ingested. [7] Once absorbed, paraquat causes particular damage to the lungs, kidneys, and liver. [7]
Exposure to high amounts of aldicarb can cause weakness, blurred vision, headache, nausea, tearing, sweating, and tremors in humans. High doses can be fatal to humans because it can paralyze the respiratory system. [9] In South Africa (where Aldicarb is popularly known as Two Step) it is widely used by burglars to poison dogs. [15] [16] [17]
Symptoms of severe poisoning include seizures, unconsciousness, paralysis, and suffocation from lung failure. ... for pesticide residue in human food and animal feed ...
Most cases of carbamate poisoning are due to exposure to pesticide products containing the chemical. The most common carbamate chemicals in use are captan, ferbam, carbofuran, carbaryl, and aldicarb. Suicidal and homicidal poisonings also occur, but are rare, due to the lower lethality of carbamates in humans compared to other toxic substances. [5]
It has been used in explosives manufacturing and as a pesticide and herbicide. In humans, DNP causes dose-dependent mitochondrial uncoupling, causing the rapid loss of ATP as heat and leading to uncontrolled hyperthermia—up to 44 °C (111 °F)—and death in case of overdose.