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  2. Why you should still try to avoid catching Omicron - AOL

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    A fast-spreading Omicron variant that causes milder illness compared with previous versions of the coronavirus has fueled the view that COVID-19 poses less of a risk than in the past. Research has ...

  3. Nicotine poisoning - Wikipedia

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    The LD 50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 0.5–1.0 mg/kg can be a lethal dosage for adult humans, and 0.1 mg/kg for children. [19] [20] However the widely used human LD 50 estimate of 0.5–1.0 mg/kg was questioned in a 2013 review, in light of several documented cases of humans surviving much higher doses; the 2013 review suggests that the lower limit causing fatal ...

  4. What the latest science says about how — and when — the ...

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    After nearly two months of lab studies and real-world observations, experts have a much clearer picture of what Omicron is — and isn’t — capable of.

  5. Your winter illness guide: Why norovirus and RSV are on the ...

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    What you can do about it. Anyone older than 6 months is eligible for the influenza vaccine, which can reduce the risk of getting sick by up to 60%. If you do get sick, it can drastically reduce ...

  6. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant - Wikipedia

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    [295] [157] It can also distinguish Delta, which has L452R, [301] and all Omicron subvariants, which do not have L452R. [302] [143] As Omicron became dominant and the Delta variant became rare in 2022, the SGTF mutation that had made Delta and BA.2 similar in qPCR tests was found to be useful for separating BA.1 and BA.2 from each other. [303]

  7. Green Tobacco Sickness - Wikipedia

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    Green Tobacco sickness is caused by the transdermal absorption of nicotine that frequently occurs when tobacco farm workers are in contact with uncured tobacco leaves. Nicotine is then able to be distributed throughout the body because it passes directly into the bloodstream upon absorption. [2]

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  9. Health effects of electronic cigarettes - Wikipedia

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    Local irritation can be induced by skin or mucosal nicotine exposure. [172] The nicotine in e-liquid can be hazardous to infants. [173] Even a portion of e-liquid may be lethal to a little child. [174] An excessive amount of nicotine for a child that is capable of being fatal is 0.1–0.2 mg/kg of body weight. [63]