What Does poison Mean
Venom , from the Latin venenum , is a substance capable of producing serious functional alterations in a living being . Poison is harmful to health and can even lead to death .
A poison can be said to be any liquid, gaseous or solid toxic substance capable of blocking or inhibiting a chemical reaction. Paracelsus assured that "everything is poison, depending on the dose . " The famous doctor and alchemist made reference to the fact that any substance becomes toxic with very high doses, including water or oxygen. Poisons, therefore, are harmful substances even at very low doses.
There are poisons of plant origin (such as certain substances that appear in hemlock ), animal (from snakes ), mineral ( arsenic ) and artificial (substances synthesized by man in laboratories).
For example: "If you travel to the Amazon jungle, be careful with snakes: there are some that bite inject a poison that can be lethal if you do not go to an assistance center soon" , "My grandmother died of poisoning and her last moments were really very painful ” , “ At school they taught me that you shouldn't eat wild mushrooms as some contain poison and can be harmful ” .
It is possible to find different symbolic or metaphorical uses of the concept. Poison, therefore, can also be a thing that causes moral damage or a negative feeling (such as resentment or anger): “Yesterday I argued with my boss and I was left with a lot of poison” , “You cannot live angry with life: you have to get rid of the poison before it turns against you ” .
Here are eight of the most dangerous poisons ever known to man; some of them are part of the daily lives of many people without their knowing it, which shows a worrying level of misinformation that, in certain cases, can cost us our lives :
* Botulinum toxin : the danger of this poison appears when it is ingested, since it causes a collapse of the nervous system and causes a terribly painful death. It is worth mentioning that it is used in very common beauty treatments in the last decade, and in this area it is known as botox ;
* ricin : if ingested or inhaled, it attacks the respiratory system and internal organs, causing death;
* Anthrax : when inhaling this poison, a flu-like state begins that does not end until it destroys the respiratory system and, with it, the life of its victim. It is also lethal through touch;
* Sarin gas : it is a product that was created as a pesticide and, perhaps as a just consequence of trying to end the life of an innocent species, it is fatal to humans if inhaled. A small dose is enough to put a person into a coma from which they will not wake up ;
* tretrodotoxin : known especially for coming from fugu (Japanese name for puffer fish ). Those who consume products of animal origin must remember that the poison of this species does not disappear after cooking and that it can end the life of an adult in a few hours, after having completely paralyzed it;
* Cyanide : exists in nature in various forms, although it is also possible to manufacture it without great complications. Swallowing or inhaling it leads to cardiac arrest and, minutes later, death;
* Mercury : inhaling it seriously endangers the respiratory and central nervous systems;
* strychnine : this pesticide is not that powerful, but if it is ingested or inhaled it generates a series of violent spasms that they end up exhausting the victim, taking their life.