How can methyl parathion affect children?
It is likely that health effects seen in children exposed to high levels of methyl parathion will be similar to the effects seen in adults. It is not known whether children are more sensitive to the effects of methyl parathion than adults. There is some indication that young rats may be more sensitive than adults to nervous system effects. Birth defects have not been observed in humans exposed to methyl parathion or in the offspring of animals that ingested methyl parathion while pregnant.
