NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
Question
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A poison
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A biological poison
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A toxin
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An intoxicant
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biotoxins mainly refer to toxic substances that can be produced by animals, plants, or microorganisms in certain conditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Toxins are substances created by plants and animals that are poisonous (toxic) to humans. Toxins may also include some medicines that are helpful in small doses, but poisonous in large amounts. Most toxins that cause problems in humans come from germs such as bacteria.
Detailed explanation-3: -In science, a toxin is often considered a specific type of poison – a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms. Some scientists, though, refer to toxins as they would any poison and call those toxins that have a living source ‘biotoxins’ or ‘natural toxins’.