Question

The pesticide that directly attacks the nervous system is (a) Aldrin (b) DDT (c) Organic Phosphates (d) None of the above

Answer 1

The pesticide that directly attacks the Nervous system is organic phosphate.The health effects associated with organophosphate poisoning are a result of excess acetylcholine (ACh) present at different nerves and receptors in the body because acetylcholinesterase is blocked. Accumulation of ACh at motor nerves causes overstimulation of nicotinic expression at the neuromuscular junction.

Organophosphate is poisoning .