| toxin |
A substance that can cause illness, injury, or death. Toxins are produced by living organisms.
Ãâó: www.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp
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| toxic shock syndrome |
An acute, sometimes fatal, intoxication by an infectious agent during which organ activity is blocked causing severe shock and hypotension.
Ãâó: www.sabin.org/vaccine_science_GlossaryT_Z.htm
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| toxocariasis |
Infection caused by Toxocara worms, which are typically found in cat and dog intestines. The form found in the eyes, ocular larva migrans, can cause vision loss.
Ãâó: www.allaboutvision.com/resources/glossary-3.htm
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| toxin |
any of various poisonous substances produced by certain plant and animal cells, including bacterial toxins, phytotoxins, and zootoxins.
Ãâó: www.wef.org/publicinfo/newsroom/wastewater_glossar...
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| toxic |
having the characteristic of causing death or damage to humans, animals, or plants; poisonous.
Ãâó: www.wef.org/publicinfo/newsroom/wastewater_glossar...
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