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Chemically-Induced Disorders > Poisoning > Plant Poisoning > Milk Sickness

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Milk Sickness  

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Note

  • a form of plant pois: see MeSH definition

Scope note

  • An acute, often fatal disease caused by the ingestion of milk, milk products, or the flesh of cattle or sheep which have a disease known as trembles. It is marked by weakness, anorexia, vomiting, constipation, and sometimes muscular tremors. It is caused by poisoning by white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) and the rayless goldenrod (Haplopappus heterophyllus). (From Dorland, 27th ed)

History note

  • 95; was see PLANT POISONING 1979-94; was see under PLANT POISONING 1968-78; was heading 1963-67

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018602

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