Question Of The Day

Question - What chemical concerning for use as a weapon of mass destruction is sometimes called the “Dew of Death”?

Question - Which workers may be at risk for toxicity from exposure to the chemical ethylene oxide?

Question - How often are snake species correctly identified following bites in the U.S.?

Question - Salmonella has been reportedly transmitted to humans from what pet animals?

Question - The plant Gloriosa superba contains what toxic element that can be fatal in a concentration dependent fashion?

Question - What is the most effective treatment for silicosis?

Question - What is so-called “engineered stone” and what occupational illness are fabricators who work with engineered stone at risk for; and why?

Question - The “rapid development of hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia responsible for cardiac arrhythmias with abnormalities post burn including prolonged QT intervals, ST-T wave changes and progressive bradycardia” is associated with cutaneous exposure to what highly fat-soluble chemical weapon?

Question - A patient receiving long term antifungal prophylactic therapy, post- lung transplantation, presents with bilateral hand pain with x-rays that reveal “dense, irregular, nodular periostitis of the bones of both hands and wrists”. What drug is the likely cause of these findings?

Question - What is the National Botulism Surveillance System?