Questions- What is difference between Poison, Toxin And Venom?
Answer- Poison, toxin, venom are terms for any substance that injures the health or destroys life when absorbed into the system. ☣ Poison: Poison, in biochemistry, a substance, natural or synthetic, that causes damage to living tissues and has an injurious or fatal effect on the body. ☣ Toxin: A toxin is a poison produced by an organism. ☣ Venom: Venom is especially used of the poisons secreted by certain animals, usually injected by bite or sting.
Question- What quantity of a poison would be necessary to produce a lethal out-come in a human victim?
Answer- There are several considerations to keep in mind for poisoning. Studies revealed that small doses of a substance might be harmless or beneficial, whereas larger doses could be toxic. This is now known as the dose-response relationship, a major concept in toxicology. A poison is any substance that can cause illness or death when ingested in small quantities. This definition excludes the multitude of substances that cause damage if ingested in large quantities. For example- A dose of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) that is harmless to an adult may be poisonous to an infant. Similarly, an elderly person’s tolerance of a substance may be much lower than that of a healthy young adult. Lethal Amount of poison is also depend on person, poison and many other factors, such as; Lethal dosage often varies depending on the method of administration; for instance, many substances are less toxic when administered orally than when intravenously administered.