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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > pathological processes and conditions > poisoning > plant poisoning > milk sickness
Preferred Term:

milk sickness

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).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plant poisoning
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/286001
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RDF/XMLCreated 2016-08-17, last modified 2016-11-14