milk sickness
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004126
An acute, often fatal disease caused by the ingestion of milk, milk products, or the flesh of cattle or sheep which have a disease known as trembles. It is marked by weakness, anorexia, vomiting, constipation, and sometimes muscular tremors. It is caused by poisoning by white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) and the rayless goldenrod (Haplopappus heterophyllus).
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004126 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2016; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | plant poisoning; tremetol; Isocoma pluriflora; Ageratina altissima |
| Translations | Spanish: enfermedad de la leche |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004126",
"term": "milk sickness",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An acute, often fatal disease caused by the ingestion of milk, milk products, or the flesh of cattle or sheep which have a disease known as trembles. It is marked by weakness, anorexia, vomiting, constipation, and sometimes muscular tremors. It is caused by poisoning by white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) and the rayless goldenrod (Haplopappus heterophyllus).",
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"plant poisoning",
"tremetol",
"Isocoma pluriflora",
"Ageratina altissima"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2016",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "enfermedad de la leche"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/milk-sickness/"
}
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