Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Medicine. Anything human!
Naturally occurring toxins, such as mycotoxins, marine
biotoxins, cyanogenic glycosides and toxins occurring in
poisonous mushrooms, periodically cause severe intoxications.
Mycotoxins, such as aflatoxin and ochratoxin A, are found at
measurable levels in many staple foods; the health implications
of long-term exposure of such toxins are poorly understood.
Unconventional agents such as the agent causing bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease"), is
associated with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob (vCJD) Disease in
humans. Consumption of bovine products containing brain tissue
is the most likely route for transmission of the agent to
humans. Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs) are compounds that
accumulate in the environment and the human body. Known examples
are Dioxins and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). Dioxins are
unwanted byproducts of some industrial processes and waste
incineration. Exposure to POPs may result in a wide variety of a