Common Causes of Poisoning

Common Causes of Lameness

B ► ooks have been written 'on this important subject (such as Lameness in Cattle by Greenough et al) which attests to its importance and widespread occurrence among cattle. As in any other species in which lameness is common, there are numerous causes, but specific problems involving the feet would probably account for about 95 percent of the cases encountered. Foot rot is the term used to den...

Household chemicals--common cause of unintentional poisoning.

Of 4736 poisoning incidents registered in the Poison Control Centre in Zagreb from 1985 to 1999, household chemicals caused 23%. In the group of cleaning products, 11% of poisoning incidents were caused by corrosives, 9% by liquid detergents and 4% by hypochlorite. Organic solvents caused 18% of household chemical poisonings; among them gasoline and thinners were the most frequent. Cosmetics we...

[Fatal coma from obscure causes (phenacetin poisoning)].

The Common Causes of Lymphopenia.

Since differential blood counts are now reported in absolute numbers as well as in percentages, lymphopenia is frequently found and its significance questioned. Whitby and Britton (1946) say that the lymphocytes in the peripheral blood may be diminished in the acute stages of an infection, in conditions of exhaustion, after excessive x-ray irradiation, with vitamin deficiency, and in the termin...

Lead poisoning in common loons (Gavia immer).

Two emaciated common loons (Gavia immer) were believed to have died of lead poisoning when fragments of fishing lines and lead sinkers were discovered in their stomachs. Later a third emaciated loon, which had only the remnants of fishing line in its stomach, was suspected of being a possible lead-poisoning victim when all other test results were negative. The liver lead levels in the first two...