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MYCOTOXICOSIS [4 records]

Record 1 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Poisoning from a fungus which is ingested either by itself or in food contaminated by the fungus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Intoxication par un champignon microscopique qui s'est développé sur des aliments.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toxicología
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Intoxicación producida por hongos.

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Record 2 2003-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungal Diseases (Mycoses)
  • Toxicology
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A rare form of mycotoxicosis associated with the ingestion of grain that has overwintered in the field and become contaminated with fungi that contain trichothecenes, [characterized by] skin inflammation, vomiting, diarrhea, and hemorrhages that can be fatal.

OBS

Causative fungi include members of the genera Alternaria, Fusarium, Myrothecium, Piptocephalis, Thamnidium, Trichoderma, Trichothecium, Verticillium, and others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies fongiques (mycoses)
  • Toxicologie
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Trichothécènes. [...] [Ces mycotoxines provoquent] une maladie historique, l'aleucie toxique alimentaire (ATA). Les toxines attaquent la moelle osseuse. Les premiers symptômes sont une sensation de brûlure dans la bouche et une gastro-entérite. Ces symptômes s'estompent en quelques jours, mais l'empoisonnement se poursuit par la destruction de la moelle osseuse.

OBS

les trichotécènes [...] constituent un groupe de métabolites secondaires issus de nombreuses espèces de Fusarium se développant sur les épis de céréales [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1983-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
OBS

Trichothecium: A genus of mold fungi causing disease of the hair.

OBS

mycotoxicosis : poisoning due to a fungus.

Key term(s)
  • trichothecene mycotoxicosis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie

Spanish

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