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In the case of poisoning would be thallium be destroyed by cremation?
No thallium is an element so cannot be destroyed
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What is one of the main distinguishing features of thallium poisoning?
Loss of hair
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Cyanide is termed a “metabolic poison” what is the main biological process that cyanide effects.
Inhibits ATP production in mitochondria
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What kind of radioactive particle does polonium emit?
Alpha particles
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What is one of the distinguishing features of radioactive poisoning?
Loss of hair and low platelet count
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Botox is derived from what source?
Clostridium botulinum (a bacteria)
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what is the main mechanism of mercury poisoning
Inhibits selenoenzymes
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What is the major route of mercury poisoning in humans?
Fish, whale or dolphin consumption
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List five things which make an ideal homicidal poison?
cheap, easily accessible, tasteless colourless odourless, highly toxic. symptoms resemble other diseases
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Define the term poison
Poison is a substance where the chemical action usually kills, injures or impairs an organism
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what is tachycardia
irregular heart rhythm
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Name the three layers of heart tissue
Pericardium- a thin outer lining that surrounds and protects the heart
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