After reading this article you will learn about the various venom bites and stings. Snakes: The highest number of snake bite cases in man and in animals have been observed in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu and Kerala. Out of 3000 species of snake, 375 species are poisonous. Venomous snake bites are responsible for more than 1,00,000 animal deaths [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the harmful effects of pesticides on human physiology. Introduction: Living in the chemically polluted environment has caused a number of health problems. Acute toxicity syndromes are noticeable, attract attention and therefore, opportunities of suitable interventions to save victims are high. In contrast, slow toxicity cases pass undetected because the symptoms are mostly [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the metabolism of organophosphate esters in animals. Most of the phosphate insecticides are decomposed and excreted rapidly by mammals. Water soluble excretion products are excreted mainly through urine while excretion with the feces is very less. In mammal body toxically active cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitors are formed by oxidation to the 0-analog of [...]