Unit 5 - Poisoning and Toxicology

Acute Toxicosis

The effects of poisoning that occurs within the first twenty-four hours

anticoagulant poison

a poison that interferes with vitamin K in the body and causes hemorrhages in the body

biotoxins

poisons from a biological source like venom

chronic toxicosis

Effects of poisoning that happens due to continued exposure to a toxin

cyanobacteria

toxic blue-green algae that can cause fatal toxicosis in high concentrations

Elapine snakes

snakes that have shorter fanges and venom that acts as a neurotoxin,which paralyzes the respiratory system

poisoning

that disease or harmful conditions produced by a toxin

synergism

the increased effects that can result when an organism is exposed to two or more toxins that act in the same way on the body

tolerance

occurs when an organism shows less of a response to a toxin than it did in a previous exposure

toxicity

the amount of a substance that is needed before a harmful effect is seen

toxicology

the study of the harmful effects of chemical compounds on organism

toxicosis

the disease or harmful conditions produced by a toxin

veterinary toxicologists

those who study the properties, effects, and treatments for bitoxins as well as the toxic effects that can come from feed additives, pharmaceuticals, and other environmental and man-made agents

viperine snakes

snakes that have longer, hollow fangs and strike to inject hemotoxic venom