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Hemlock (Hemlock)

Hemlock, also known as Omega - a highly toxic flower, growing in Europe and South Africa. He was very popular among the ancient Greeks, who were killed when their assistance to the prisoners. A fatal dose for an adult is 100 mg Omega (about 8 sheets of plants). Death occurs as a result of paralysis, consciousness remains clear, but the body ceases to respond, and soon fails respiratory system. The most famous case of poisoning According to the poison is the death of the Greek philosopher Socrates.





The poison curare

Curare is a mixture of various South American plants, which were used for poison arrows. Curare used for medical purposes in a highly diluted form. The main alkaloid is a poison that causes paralysis and death, as well as strychnine and hemlock. However, since there is paralysis of the respiratory system, the heart can continue to beat.

Death by curare slowly and painfully, as the victim remains conscious but can not move or speak. However, if artificial respiration until the poison has settled, a man can be saved. The tribes of the Amazon used curare for hunting animals, but animals are not poisoned meat was dangerous for those who consume it in food.



Dimethylmercury

This is a slow killer created by man. But that's what makes it a lot more dangerous. Adoption 0.1 milliliter dose causes death. However, symptoms of poisoning become apparent only after a few months, which greatly complicates the treatment. In 1996, a teacher of chemistry at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, dropped a drop of poison on his hand - dimethylmercury passed through latex gloves, symptoms of poisoning appeared in four months and ten months later she died.



Tetrodotoxin

This substance is contained in sea creatures - blue-ringed octopus (blue-ringed octopus) and fish blowfish (fugu). Octopus is more dangerous because it deliberately poisoning the victim according to the poison, from which death occurs within minutes. The amount of venom released in one bite is enough to kill 26 adult humans within minutes, and the bites are usually painless so that the victim realizes that was bitten only when paralysis. Blowfish fish are only dangerous if you are going to eat them. If a dish of fugu blowfish prepared correctly, all its venom is completely evaporated, and it can be used without any consequences, except for the adrenaline rush at the thought that in the preparation of dishes the chef made a mistake.



Polonium

Polonium - slow-acting radioactive poison, from which there is no cure. One gram of polonium could kill about 1.5 million people in a few months. The most famous case of polonium poisoning - the murder of former KGB officer, Alexander Litvinenko. Polonium residues were found in his body in a dose 200 times greater than required for fatalities. He died three weeks.



Mercury

There are three very dangerous type of mercury. Elemental mercury can be found in glass thermometers. It is harmless to the touch, but is fatal, if it is inhaled. Inorganic mercury is used in the manufacture of batteries and deadly unless it take inside. Organic mercury found in fish such as tuna and swordfish (you can not eat more than 170 grams of meat per week). If it is too long to use these types of fish, the harmful substance can accumulate in the body. Known death from mercury is death Amadeus Mozart, who was given the mercury pills for the treatment of syphilis.

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Botulinum toxin

If you read books about Sherlock Holmes - you have heard about this poison. Botulinum toxin causes botulism - a disease that leads to death if not treated it in time. Botulism develops muscle paralysis, eventually leading to paralysis of the respiratory system and death. The bacterium enters the body through an open wound or an infected food. Botulinum toxin is the same substance that is used in botoksnyh injections.



Strychnine

Strychnine is a white, bitter, crystalline powder that can get by ingestion, inhalation, in solution and administered intravenously.

It is obtained from the seeds of the tree chilibuha (Strychnos nux-vomica), native to India and Southeast Asia. Although it is often used as a pesticide, it can also be a part of narcotic substances, such as heroin and cocaine.

Degree of strychnine poisoning depends on the amount and route of exposure, but to cause a serious condition only a small amount of poison. Symptoms include muscle spasms, respiratory failure, and even death of the brain 30 minutes after exposure.



Cyanide

This poison was used in the books of Agatha Christie. Cyanide is very popular (spies use the cyanide pills to kill himself, if released prisoners), and there are many reasons for its popularity. First of all: a source of cyanide are a huge number of substances - almond, apple seeds, apricot, tobacco smoke, insecticides, pesticides, etc. Killing in this case it can be explained by chance Appliance such as random use of the pesticide inside. Fatal dose of cyanide is 1.5 milligram per kilogram of body weight. Second - Cyanide kills quickly. Depending on the dose, death occurs within 15 minutes.



Arsenic

Arsenic is known as "King of poisons" for his stealth and strength - its tracks before it was impossible to find, so it is often used for the killings and in the literature. It was not until the invention Marsh test, with which you can find poison in the water, food, etc. "Poison King" took away many lives: Napoleon Bonaparte, George the Third and the Simon Bolivar died from the poison. As with belladonna, arsenic was used in the Middle Ages, for cosmetic purposes. A few drops of poison makes the skin pale and white women.

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