What is the meaning of local effects of acute pesticide poisoning?
Local acute effects are those that affect only the parts of the body the pesticides comes in direct contact with. Local acute effects can be irritant effects such as dryness, burning, redness, and itching of the eyes, nose, throat and skin; watering of the eyes, and cough. Or they can be skin problems, such as redness, itching, burning, rashes, blisters and discolouration. A common symptom of pesticide poisoning is when fingernails and toenails turn black or blue. In bad cases, the nails will even fall off. • What is the meaning of ‘systemic effects’ of acute pesticide poisoning? Systemic effects of pesticide poisoning occur when the pesticide gets inside the body and affects the whole system. The blood carries the pesticide to all the parts of the body and can affect the eyes. heart, lungs, stomach, intestines, liver, kidneys, muscles, brain and nerves. • Isn’t it true that the pesticide testing conducted on laboratory animals is not always applicable to humans? Because it is ethicall
