Pesticide poisoning

<p>A pesticide poisoning occurs when <a href="/facts/Pesticide/Uhf4KnwJ">pesticides</a>, chemicals intended to control a <a href="/facts/Pest_(animal)/mXGHJ8s7">pest</a>, affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, plants, or <a href="/facts/Pesticide_toxicity_to_bees/3g1VugWQ">bees</a>. There are three types of pesticide poisoning. The first of the three is a single and short-term very high level of exposure which can be experienced by individuals who die by suicide, as well as pesticide formulators. The second type of poisoning is long-term high-level exposure, which can occur in pesticide formulators and manufacturers. The third type of poisoning is a long-term low-level exposure, which individuals are exposed to from sources such as <a href="/facts/Pesticide_residues/NNSHFUAy">pesticide residues</a> in food as well as contact with pesticide residues in the air, water, soil, sediment, food materials, plants and animals.
</p><p>In developing countries, such as <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka/VtTBmysE">Sri Lanka</a>, pesticide poisonings from short-term very high level of exposure (acute poisoning) is the most worrisome type of poisoning. However, in developed countries, such as Canada, it is the complete opposite: acute pesticide poisoning is controlled, thus making the main issue long-term low-level exposure of pesticides.
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Pesticide poisoning