Cholera like diarrhea is associated with?: (A) Copper poisoning, (B) Arsenic poisoning, (C) Lead poisoning, (D) Mercury poisoning
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., Arsenic poisoning o Acute arsenic poisoning most commonly resembles bacterial gastroenteritis (e.g. cholera). There is garlic adour with hemorrhagic gastroenteritis and necrosis of intestinal mucosa. There is tenesmus and anal irritation.