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Among those who work with pesticides the use of protective clothing and showering before going home is also useful. [6] In those who have organophosphate poisoning the primary treatments are atropine, oximes such as pralidoxime, and diazepam. [2] [4] General measures such as oxygen and intravenous fluids are also recommended. [2]
In organic chemistry, organophosphates (also known as phosphate esters, or OPEs) are a class of organophosphorus compounds with the general structure O=P(OR) 3, a central phosphate molecule with alkyl or aromatic substituents. [1] They can be considered as esters of phosphoric acid. Organophosphates are best known for their use as pesticides.
Dorsey’s studies show that 90% of Parkinson’s cases are manmade and could be avoided if we eliminated the use of carcinogenic neonicotinoid and organophosphate pesticides.
Malathion is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping, public recreation areas, and in public health pest control programs such as mosquito eradication. [5] In the US, it is the most commonly used organophosphate insecticide.
Cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides, also known as organophosphates, carbamates, and anticholinesterases, are most commonly reported in occupationally related pesticide poisonings globally. [22] Besides acute symptoms including cholinergic crisis , certain organophosphates have long been known to cause a delayed-onset toxicity to nerve cells ...
Exposure to organophosphate pesticides in general has been increasingly associated with changes in children's cognitive, behavioral and motor performance. [53] [54] Infant girls were shown to be more susceptible to harmful effects from organophosphate insecticides than infant boys. [52]
It is a nonsystemic organophosphate insecticide formerly used to control cockroaches, silverfish, ants, and fleas in residential, non-food buildings. Diazinon was heavily used during the 1970s and early 1980s for general-purpose gardening use and indoor pest control.
In a study published in Genome Biology, [6] researchers demonstrated the gut microbiota mediated diabetogenic effect of organophosphate insecticides. They used monocrotophos as the prototypical organophosphate in their study and showcased that during chronic intake, monocrotophos is degraded by the gut microbiota and the end products are converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis that account ...