What happens if you inhale cypermethrin?
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What happens if you inhale cypermethrin?
Human exposure It may cause irritation to the skin and eyes. Symptoms of dermal exposure include numbness, tingling, itching, burning sensation, loss of bladder control, incoordination, seizures and possible death.
What do you do when you inhale insecticide?
If someone has swallowed or inhaled a pesticide or gotten it in the eyes or on the skin:
- Call 911 if the person is unconscious, having trouble breathing or having convulsions.
- Check the label for directions on first aid for that product.
What would be the symptoms of such pesticide poisoning?
The most commonly reported early symptoms include headache, nausea, dizziness, and increased secretions, such as sweating, salivation, tearing and respiratory secretions. Progressive symptoms include muscle twitching, weakness, tremor, incoordination, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
How much cypermethrin is toxic?
Cypermethrin is a type II pyrethroid categorized by WHO under moderately hazardous pesticides having a high toxic potential of LD50 250 mg/kg. The toxic oral dose ranges from 100−1000 mg/kg body weight and the potentially lethal oral dose is 1−10 g [4].
Is Imiprothrin safe for humans?
Imiprothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. It is an ingredient in some commercial and consumer insecticide products for indoor use. It has low acute toxicity to humans through the inhalation and dermal routes, but to insects it acts as a neurotoxin causing paralysis.
What happens if you inhale too much insect spray?
Breathing difficulty. Coughing. Loss of alertness (stupor), from the blood oxygen level being out of balance. Tremors (if a large amount is swallowed)
How do you get pesticides out of your body?
Most pesticides are broken down and removed from the body by the liver and kidneys. These organs also remove prescription drugs from the body. The liver and kidneys may become less able to remove pesticides from the body if someone is taking several types of prescription drugs.
Is Imiprothrin safe?
The available data indicate that imiprothrin is not acutely toxic by the dermal route and no classification is considered appropriate. Data from standard studies with imiprothrin showed no skin irritating potential and only slight, transient eye irritation which does not meet the EU criteria for classification.