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The bacterium Clostridium botulinum produces a very potent toxin. This toxin is so potent that it can kill seven million people with just one teaspoon. It is on of the deadliest poisons know to man. Just a small bit is used by doctors to stop patients that constently twitch. They put the same toxin in botox, this can make it dangerous to use.
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What is the most poisonous toxin?
The venom of the Box Jellyfish is considered to be the most potent natural toxin.
How is a toxin different from other poisons?
Poisons are poison and therefore poisonous. Whereas toxin is a contaminant. It may be possible to say toxin is poisonous.
What is a poisonous substance that can make a person ill?
A toxin.
What is the prefix of poisonous?
The prefix of "poisonous" is "poi-", which means poison or toxin.
The term toxin means?
the term toxic means poisonous
What is more poisones than cyanide?
Many substances are more deadly; an example is the botulinum toxin.
What is the best definition of the word toxin?
The word 'toxin' is a noun, a word for poison or venom; a word for a thing.
What is the poisonous substance?
The botulinum toxin from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. An amount of the purified toxin the size of a grain of salt can kill 60 people. It is a neurotoxin.
Is adelfa poisonous?
Yes. every part of the plant is very poisonous. it has a powerful cardiac toxin and ingestion of one leaf can kill a child.
What is the worlds poisonous snakes in the world?
I'm pretty sure the most poisoness snake in the world is the coal snake.
What is the worlds largest poisonous snake?
The longest venomous snake in the world is the King Cobra, with one specimen reaching over 18.5 feet long. Several other venomous snakes - such as the bushmaster, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, or gaboon viper - may reach a greater weight than the king cobra even though they are much shorter. The appropriate word to use is "venomous", not "poisonous", because venom refers to a toxin that is injected by the animal, whereas poisonous animals are those who spread their toxin by being ingested or through contact with the skin.
What latin word was virus derived from?
virus is derived from latin virus that mean slimy, poisonous, or toxin.
