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Poisons: Poisons (General) | Bites and Stings | Environmental Health | Food Poisoning | Household Poisons | Poisonous Plants

Poisons (General)  

Help
1-800-222-1222 (Poison Control Centers Hotline)
First Aid for Poisoning:American Association of Poison Control Centers
First-Aid Guide: Poisoning:Mayo Clinic
Handling a Poison Emergency:American Academy of Pediatrics

General Information
Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Poisoning:MedlinePlus

Food Poisoning

(Jump to: General Information | Bacterial | Chemical | Parasitic | Viral )

General Information
Foodborne Illnesses:American College of Gastroenterology
Foodborne Illness:CDC
Common Foodborne Pathogens:Iowa State University
The Bad Bug Book (Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook):FDA
Foodborne Diseases, Emerging:WHO
Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
Food Contamination and Poisoning:MedlinePlus

Bacterial Food Poisoning
General Information
Bacteria and Foodborne Illness:NIDDK
Foodborne Diseases:NIAID
Index to Specific Bacterial Foodborne Infections
Botulism
Campylobacter Infection
E. Coli Infections
Salmonella Infections
Shigellosis

Chemical Food Poisoning
Chemical Food Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Food Poisoning From Eating Fish:American Academy of Family Physicians
Marine Toxins:CDC
See also Environmental Health, Harmful Algae
See also Poisonous Plants

Parasitic Food Poisoning
Cryptosporidiosis see Infectious Diseases, Parasitic Infections
Giardiasis, see Infectious Diseases, Parasitic Infections
Toxoplasmosis, see Infectious Diseases, Parasitic Infections

Viral Food Poisoning
Hepatitis A, see Digestive Sytem, Hepatitis
Norwalk Virus, see Infectious Diseases, Viral Infections

Household Poisons

General Information
Are You Ready? Household Chemical Emergencies:FEMA
Household Products Database: Health & Safety Information on Household Products:NLM
Skin Deep: A Safety Assessment of Ingredients in Personal Care Products:Environmental Working Group
One-Pill Killers:Aetna InteliHealth
Pill-Proofing Your home:Aetna InteliHealth
Safe at Home:University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Hazardous Materials:University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Pets & Poison:University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Household Products:MedlinePlus

Specific Household Poisons
Acetaminophen Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Aspirin Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Battery Ingestion:eMedicine Consumer Health
Caustic Substances Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Hydrocarbon Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Insecticide Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Iron Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Lead Poisoning, see Environmental Health, Lead

Poisonous Plants

Poisonous Plants:Texas State Department of Health
Poisonous Plants Informational Database:Cornell University
Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac Instruction Sheet:Nemours Foundation
Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac:American Academy of Dermatology
Poison Ivy:UpToDate Patient Information
Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac:MedlinePlus
Mushroom Poisoning in Children:American Academy of Family Physicians
Mushroom Toxins:FDA

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