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What is the difference between poison and venom? By Ivan Miyingo Quintus Photo by NY Post What is the difference between poison and venom? With a head-on straightforward approach: 'If you bite it and you die it's poison, but if it bites you and you die, that's venom, Most venomous reptiles use their teeth to deliver their toxins. Vipers, like the Great Lakes bush viper ( Atheris nitshcei ) administer theirs through hollow, retractable teeth. The terms 'venom' and 'poison' are often used to mean the same thing: a toxic chemical produced naturally by an animal. However, the key difference between them lies in their delivery. What's the difference between venomous and poisonous? Poisonous means toxic when consumed or absorbed. Venomous means toxic when injected via a sting or bite. The mantra is normally that snakes, scorpions, spiders, wasps, and the like are venomous organisms since they inject a toxic substance - i.e., venom.  They are not poisonous, sin...

Warts, Verrucae, Corns & Calluses By Ivan Miyingo Quintus September 23 rd , 2023 7 th Sense Edition 09:00 PM, EAT   CHAPTER I : Warts/Verrucae What are warts? ________________________________________________________________________________________ Warts are small rough lumps of skin caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). They are 1 mm – 1 cm in size. A wart on the foot is called a verrucae or plantar wart . What are verrucae? __________________________________________________________________ Verrucae are non-cancerous tumour-like lumps of skin caused by the HPV. They are the same as warts, but named ‘verrucae’ when they are on the foot, commonly on the sole. They are circular, feel rough and protrude just above the skin surface. What causes warts/verrucae? __________________________________________________________________ Warts/verrucae are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). What is the difference between warts and verrucae? ______________________________________...