VPT-0045
QUESTION
Sui poisoning is the common name for?
OPTIONS
(A) Dhatura poisoning
(B) Strychnine poisoning
(C) Heavy metal poisoning
(D) Abrus precatorius poisoning
ANSWER
(D) Abrus precatorius poisoning
EXPLANATION
Sui poisoning refers to poisoning by Abrus precatorius, whose seeds contain the highly toxic toxalbumin abrin and are sometimes associated with needle-like seed material. Dhatura, strychnine, and heavy-metal poisoning are different toxic syndromes.
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