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Pesticide
- See Also
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors (Cholinergic Toxicity)
- Carbamates (reversible binding)
- Organophosphate (irreversible binding)
- Similar to Nerve Toxin (e.g. Tabun, Sarin, Soman)
- See Organophosphate Poisoning Management
- Miscellaneous Pesticides
- Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids (e.g. Permethrin)
- Organochlorines (e.g. Lindane) - similar to DDT
- Diethyltoluamide (DEET) in Insect Repellant
- Resources
- Extension Toxicology Network
- National Pesticide Information Center
- http://www.npic.orst.edu/index.html
- Phone: 800-858-7378
- American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)
- http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp
- Phone: 800-222-1222
- References
Pesticides (C0031253) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | Chemicals used to destroy pests of any sort. The concept includes fungicides (FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL); INSECTICIDES; RODENTICIDES; etc. |
| Definition (CSP) | agent used to destroy pests of any sort, including animals, plants, fungi and other organisms which are regarded as injurious or unwanted. |
| Definition (NCI) | Any chemical substance, biological agent or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, including insects, plant pathogens, weeds, mollusks, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms) and microbes that compete with humans for food, destroy property, spread or are a vector for disease or are a nuisance. |
| Concepts | Hazardous or Poisonous Substance (T131) |
| MSH | D010575 |
| English | Pesticide, Pesticide product, Pesticides |
| Spanish | pesticida, plaguicida |
| Parent Concepts | environmental pollutants, pesticides (C0682891), Pharmaceutical Preparations (C0013227), Specialty Uses of Chemicals (C0026213), Agrochemicals (C0085158), Toxic Actions (C1256754), Industrial product (C0303743), Agrochemical biocide (C0566606) |
| Sources | AOD, CSP, LCH, LNC, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
