nicotine poisoning

poisoning /poi·son·ing/ (poiz´ning) the morbid condition produced by a poison.

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blood poisoning  septicemia.

food poisoning  a group of acute illnesses due to ingestion of contaminated food. It may result from allergy; toxemia from foods, such as those inherently poisonous or those contaminated by poisons; foods containing poisons formed by bacteria; or foodborne infections.

heavy metal poisoning  poisoning with any of the heavy metals, particularly antimony, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, thallium, or zinc.

mushroom poisoning  that due to ingestion of poisonous mushrooms; see Amanita.

nicotine poisoning  poisoning by nicotine, such as in tobacco workers or children who eat cigarettes, marked by stimulation and then depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems, and sometimes death from respiratory paralysis.

salmon poisoning  see Neorickettsia.

sausage poisoning  allantiasis.

scombroid poisoning  epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, headache, dysphagia, thirst, urticaria, and pruritus, usually lasting for less than 24 hours, caused by the ingestion of a toxic histamine-like substance produced by bacterial action on histidine in fish flesh; occurring when inadequately preserved scombroid fish (tuna, bonito, mackerel, etc.) are eaten.

shellfish poisoning  poisoning from eating bivalve mollusks contaminated with a neurotoxin secreted by protozoa.

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nicotine poisoning,

poisoning from intake of nicotine, characterized by stimulation of the central and autonomic nervous systems followed by depression of these systems. In fatal cases death occurs from respiratory failure. See also acute nicotine poisoning.